Heart of darkness ; and The secret sharer
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-168).

In this pair of literary voyages into the inner self, Joseph Conrad wrote two of the most chilling, disturbing, and noteworthy pieces of fiction of the twentieth century. "Heart of Darkness" is a devastating commentary on the corruptibility of humanity. Based on Conrads own 1890 trip up the Congo River, the story is told by Marlow, the novelist's alter ego. It is a journey into darkness and horror -- both literally, as the narrator descends into a sinister jungle landscape, and metaphorically, as he witnesses the depths of moral depravity symbolized by the agent Kurtz. "The Secret Sharer" is the tale of a young sea captain's first command as he sails into the Gulf of Siam and into an encounter with his double -- the Jungian shadow self of the unconscious mind.