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Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer：and The Sescret Sharer

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Thestoryofthecivilized,enlightenedMr.Kurtzwhoembarksonaharrowing"nightjourney"intothesavageheartofAfrica,onlytofindhisdarkandevilsoul.TheSecretSharer.Thesagaofayoung,inexperiencedskipperforcedtodecidethefateofafugitivesailorwhokilledamaninself-defense.Ashefaceshisfirstmoraltesttheskipperdiscoversaterrifyingtruth--andcomesfacetofacewiththesecretitself.HeartOfDarknessandTheSecretSharerdrawonactualeventsandpeoplethatConradmetorheardaboutduringhismanyfar-flungtravels.Inportrayingmenwhoseincrediblejourneysonlandandatseaarealsosymbolicvoyagesintotheirownmysteriousdepths,thesetwomasterfulworksgivecredencetoConrad'sacclaimasamajorpsychologicalwriter.

作者简介

Conradwasbornon12/3/1857,inapartofRussiathathadoncebelongedtoPoland.Hisparentsweremembersofthelandedgentry,butasardentPolishpatriotstheysufferedconsiderablyfortheirpoliticalviews.Orphanedat11,ConradattendedschoolinCracowbutconcludedthattherewasnofutureforhiminoccupiedPoland,andat16heleftforever.TheseawasConrad'sloveandcareerforthenext20years;intheBritishmerchantnavy,herosefinallytocaptain,sailingtoAustraliaandBorneoandsurvivingatleastoneshipwreck.In1890hebecamecaptainofaCongoRiversteamer,butthisledonlytodisillusionmentandillhealthandthiswouldbecomethebasisforConrad'smasterpiece,HeartofDarkness.Reluctantlyleavingthemerchantservice,hesettledinEnglandandcompletedhisfirstnovel,Almayer'sFolly,alreadybegunatsea.Hissubsequentworks,manyofwhichdrewuponhisseaexperiences,includeTheNiggerofthe"Narcissus"(1897),LordJim(1900),Nostromo(1904),TheSecretAgent(1907),TheSecretSharer(1910),andChance(1913).Themanwhowas21beforehespokeawordofEnglishisnowregardedasoneofthesuperbEnglishstylistsofalltime.Conraddiedathisdeskin1924.

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