Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad heads The Guardian's books that define a decade

From only four books chosen to define the 1900s Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad heads The Guardian's shortlist.
Conrad's highly symbolic novella truly has its heart in the theme of "darkness". The African Continent was entirely "dark" in all its sinister and negative contexts as far as the Victorian were concerned. But as Conrad's Marlow retells his journey into the Congo to meet the intrepid traveller Kurtz, he promotes a then-modern theory that the very darkest parts of Africa might be the hearts of the "civilising" Europeans.

To vote for Conrad's book go here

The closing date is 25th May and the winning title will be announced and debated at a panel discussion at the Guardian Hay Festival on 2nd June.

See www.hayfestival.com/

WITOLD GOMBROWICZ

FERDYDURKE • THE WORLD OF WITOLD GOMBROWICZ 1904-1969
BACACAY • A KIND OF TESTAMENT • TRANS-ATLANTYK
GOMBROWICZ'S GRIMACES: MODERNISM, GENDER, NATIONALITY
A GUIDE TO PHILOSOPHY IN SIX HOURS AND FIFTEEN MINUTES
COSMOS • POLISH MEMORIES • PORNOGRAFIA • POSSESSED
THREE PLAYS: PRINCESS IVONA, THE MARRIAGE, OPERETTA
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THE RED AND THE WHITE
The Cinema of People’s Poland
by Paul Coates

Takes a fascinating look at post-war Polish cinema and includes much discussion of Andrzej Munk’s work, in particular Eroica, a poignant satire on the ‘bitter irony of Polish fate’.

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THE CINEMA OF CENTRAL EUROPE
Edited by Peter Hames

'As a one-stop source for the eastern European cinema, this well-designed, impeccably indexed study is ideal for both students and general readers ... Essential.’ – Choice

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CINEMA OF THE OTHER EUROPE - The Industry and Artistry of East Central European Film by Dina Iordanova

‘This informative and original exploration of cinematic traditions and current trends in East Central European film culture is an excellent and timely contribution to European film studies.’ – Daniela Berghahn, Oxford Brookes University

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Also available at discount to celebrate the season are The Cinema of Roman Polanski: Dark Spaces of the World, The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski: Variations on Destiny and Chance and The Cinema of Andrzej Wajda: The Art of Irony and Defiance

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