Heart of Darkness : (Record no. 2739)
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| fixed length control field | 01191cam a2200349 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9788124801598 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 823/.912 J7742 H |
| Item number | 102485 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Joseph Conrad |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Heart of Darkness : |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi : |
| Name of publisher | Peacoack Books, |
| Date of publication | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 132 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Heart of Darkness is the finest of all Conrad's tales, showing him at the height of his powers as a writer of great vividness, intensity, and sophistication. The story has come to be regarded as classic of the twentieth century. Its ambiguity has made it the subject of numerous interpretations. The tale appraises the glamour, folly and rapacity of imperial adventure. It gives ironic insights into human nature and the bases of civilization. Sitting on board a ship anchored in the lower reaches of the River Thames, Marlow, an officer in the merchant navy, tells a group of his friends the story of his journey up the Congo River in Africa, in the employment of a Belgian trading company. This supposedly benevolent organization is in fact ruthlessly enslaving the Africans and depleting the area of ivory. At the company's Central Station he hears of the remarkable agent Mr. Kurtz who is stationed in the very heart of the ivory country. Marlow sets of on an arduous journey to the Inner Station up river where he expects to meet Mr. Kurtz... |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Europeans |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Trading posts |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Degeneration |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Imperialism |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Checked out | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Fiction | Ubhayabharati | CVV Institute of Science and Technology. | General Stacks | 11/04/2018 | 195.00 | 5 | 823/.912 J7742 H 102485 | 102485 | 07/07/2025 | 07/07/2025 | Books |