Heart of Darkness is written by Joseph Conrad one of the Worlds best writers of the English Language. It features the journey of Marlow, the Captain of a Boat, operated by a Belgian Company, traveling down the Congo in search of Kurtz, a man with an enigmatic and great reputation. Yet during his journey, Marlow witnesses the cruelty and squalor the local Natives are subjected to by the Company that hired him. It is both a journey into the heart of the Congo, and a journey into the heart of human nature.