前言约瑟夫·康拉德于1857年出生在沙俄统治下的波兰,17岁来到法国,开始了自己的航海生涯,后来又在英国的商船上工作16年,于1886年加入英国国籍并开始担任船长。1890年,康拉德驾船驶往非洲的刚果。1896年,康拉德因为身体原因放弃了航海,转而投向小说创作。康拉德一向以善于讲述男人故事,关照男性世界而著称,在其发表的31部作品中,《黑暗的心》不仅可说是其代表作,更是被誉为“19世纪最有影响力的中篇小说”。 Preface Josef Conrad was born in Poland under the Russian rule in 1857 and came to France at the age of 17 to start his own sailing career. He later worked for 16 years on a British merchant ship, joined British nationality in 1886, captain. In 1890, Conrad sailed to the Congo in Africa. In 1896, Conrad gave up navigation because of physical reasons, instead turned to novel creation. Conrad has always been good at telling the story of a man, to take care of the male world is known, in his published 31 works, “the heart of darkness” is not only its representative, but also as “the most influential 19th century Novella ”.