Heart of Darkness is one of the most famous and most important works to come out of the colonialist era. Marlow’s venture into the Congo to find Kurtz is gripping and dark, and raises many questions about civility and the savagery that lies in every person. Andrew and John discuss whether, after reading the book, one can view Western Civilisation and its history in the same way as they had before.
John Roskam and Andrew Bolt discuss the book, its themes and the life of Joseph Conrad
Bonus Episode: On Reading 10 Great Books
Episode 10: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Episode 9: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Episode 8: The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth
Episode 7: The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
Episode 5: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Episode 4: Zorba The Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis
Episode 3: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Episode 2: The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Episode 1: Bleak House by Charles Dickens
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