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Both repelled and fascinated by the man, Marlow is brought face to face with the corruption and despair that Conrad saw at the heart of human existence.\u003cbr\u003eIn its combination of narrative and symbolic power, masterly character study and acute psychological penetration, \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e ranks as a landmark of modern fiction. 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He learned his third language, English, as an adult, and it was in English that he wrote his evocative stories and novels. 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