Originally published in 1899, Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness follows steamboat captain Charles Marlow on a densely symbolic journey up the Congo River into the rotting center of colonial Africa. Now, Tin House Books has published a new edition featuring an illustration to go along with each and every page. The artwork, by Ohio artist Matt Kish, is impressionistic, evocative, and borderline terrifying. Enjoy, if that's the word for it, some of the more visually potent images below.
Before this, Kish produced a fully illustrated version of Moby Dick which is also worth a look.
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