“The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.” ― Joseph Conrad

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Born today (December 3, 1857) Joseph Conrad (Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) is one of the greatest novelists in English:
"He wrote stories and novels, often with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an indifferent universe. He was a master prose stylist who brought a distinctly non-English tragic sensibility into English literature."

Please check the links for detailed summary, plot analysis of Conrad's bio and novel Heart of Darkness:
https://prezi.com/eanebx2vsyag/heart-of-darkness/
https://prezi.com/9eftd_owtrmo/heart-of-darkness/