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Heart of Darkness: A Signature Performance by Kenneth Branagh

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Heart of Darkness remains one of the most analyzed and controversial works of English literature more than a century after its 1899 debut. Through Marlow's narration, Conrad offers a searing critique of European colonialism in Africa.This chilling novella was the basis for Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now, which transplants the story to the Vietnam War
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- Language: English
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This collection is a compilation of novels and short stories by some of the greatest masters of fiction literature. The collection includes works ...
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