《黑暗的心-吉姆爷》收录了约瑟夫·康拉德的两篇经典小说佳作。

在《黑暗的心》中，海员马洛讲述了他早年在非洲刚果河流域行船时的一段经历。讲述的核心是一个叫库尔茨的白人殖民者的故事，一个矢志将“文明进步”带入野蛮的非洲的理想主义者如何堕落成贪婪的殖民者的故事。在接近库尔茨的过程中，作者借马洛之口向我们描述了一副令人感到压抑的浓墨重彩的非洲大陆腹地的图景。

在《吉姆爷》中，年轻有为的“帕特纳号”大副相信自己能够为了海员的职责和荣誉献出生命，这份坚持在确认船马上就要沉没的那一刻被本能打败了，他纵身跳进了他所鄙视的同事们准备好的小船。背负着这个道德重负，他顶着“吉姆”这个假名字沿着海岸线流浪。一个偶然的机会，他来到一个几乎与世隔绝的马来人的居住地，凭借自己的才干成了当地人口中的“吉姆爷”。然而，关于荣誉和责任的难题并没有放过他，这一次，他如愿把自己的生命供在了祭台上。

• Paperback:204 pages

• Publisher:Bantam USA; Reissue edition (1 Jan 1920)

• Language:English

• ISBN-10:0553212141

• ISBN-13:978-0553212143

• Product Dimensions:10.7 x 1.4 x 17.5 cm

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