Heart of Darkness
noun
a short novel (1902) by Joseph Conrad.
Cultural definitions for heart of darkness
Heart of Darkness
(1902) A short novel by Joseph Conrad. It concerns a seafarer, Marlow, who is sent to the interior of Africa in search of a “mad adventurer” named Kurtz. The book's title refers both to the location of the story and to the evil and darkness in people's hearts.
notes for Heart of Darkness
Francis Ford Coppola based his 1979 film
Apocalypse Now on a version of Conrad's story set during the
Vietnam War. He released a newly edited version,
Apocalypse Now Redux, in 2001.