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Coração das Trevas

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Agora em adaptação gráfica, o romance de culto de Joseph Conrad que inspirou o filme Apocalypse Now.

Charles Marlow, um jovem capitão da marinha britânica, é encarregado de encontrar um traficante de marfim chamado Kurtz. Esse homem, tão temido quanto admirado, desapareceu misteriosamente na selva africana, deixando atrás de si um rasto de rumores inquietantes, e o que deveria ser uma simples viagem torna-se um confronto com o desconhecido. Uma pergunta persegue Marlow: e se as verdadeiras trevas não forem as da selva, mas as da alma humana?

108 pages, Paperback

Published December 5, 2025

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Joseph Conrad

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Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and, although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote novels and stories, many in nautical settings, that depict crises of human individuality in the midst of what he saw as an indifferent, inscrutable, and amoral world.
Conrad is considered a literary impressionist by some and an early modernist by others, though his works also contain elements of 19th-century realism. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters, as in Lord Jim, for example, have influenced numerous authors. Many dramatic films have been adapted from and inspired by his works. Numerous writers and critics have commented that his fictional works, written largely in the first two decades of the 20th century, seem to have anticipated later world events.
Writing near the peak of the British Empire, Conrad drew on the national experiences of his native Poland—during nearly all his life, parceled out among three occupying empires—and on his own experiences in the French and British merchant navies, to create short stories and novels that reflect aspects of a European-dominated world—including imperialism and colonialism—and that profoundly explore the human psyche.

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January 7, 2026
PT Às vezes vejo pessoas a queixarem-se do alegado “excesso” de adaptações gráficas de romances. Eu prefiro dizer: que venham mais, desde que sejam de qualidade.

Há certos autores com os quais, por alguma razão, sinto uma ligação imediata. Não sei explicar exatamente porquê, mas há algo nos detalhes — na escolha dos títulos, nos temas abordados ou na própria forma de escrever — que cria essa afinidade quase instantânea. Nesse sentido, Joseph Conrad parece-me um escritor particularmente interessante.

Aqui temos a adaptação de uma das suas obras mais conhecidas. Não me peçam para avaliar o quão fiel ou eficaz é a adaptação em relação ao romance original, porque não o li. Ainda assim, é sabido que o texto literário tende a oferecer mais detalhe e profundidade, algo perfeitamente natural.

Dito isto, gostei bastante da narrativa, tanto visual como escrita, deste romance gráfico. Diria que uma parte significativa da leitura é conduzida por um narrador, o que em banda desenhada pode ser problemático. No entanto, aqui essa opção funciona muito bem, pois a narração não se limita a descrever o que já estamos a ver; serve antes para complementar a leitura, acrescentando contexto e informação enquanto observamos os cenários onde a história se desenrola.

Como o próprio título indica, acompanhamos um jovem capitão da marinha britânica que, ao subir os rios do Congo durante o período da colonização belga, empreende uma viagem ao coração do lado mais sombrio da humanidade. Tudo isto é construído numa tensão constante que nos impele a virar página após página.

Para terminar, apenas referir que senti que a obra teria beneficiado de mais algumas páginas, sobretudo na recta final. Ainda assim, no conjunto, trata-se de uma leitura irrepreensível, que gostei muito de conhecer.

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EN I sometimes see people complaining about the supposed “excess” of graphic adaptations of novels. I prefer to say: bring on more, as long as they are of good quality.

There are certain authors with whom, for some reason, I feel an immediate connection. I cannot quite explain it, but there is something in the details — in the choice of titles, the themes, or the way the author writes — that creates an instant sense of affinity. In that regard, Joseph Conrad strikes me as a particularly interesting writer.

Here we have an adaptation of one of his best-known works. Do not ask me to assess how faithful or effective this adaptation is in relation to the original novel, as I have not read it. That said, it is generally understood that the novel will always offer more detail and depth, helping to clarify certain aspects of the narrative, which is perfectly natural.

That aside, I greatly enjoyed both the visual and written narrative of this graphic novel. I would say that a significant portion of the reading is guided by a narrator, which in comics can sometimes be an issue. Here, however, it works very well, because the narration does not simply describe what we are already seeing; instead, it complements the images by providing additional context and information while we observe the settings in which the story unfolds.

As the title suggests, we follow a young British naval captain who, travelling up the rivers of the Congo during the period of Belgian colonisation, embarks on a journey into the heart of the darkest side of humanity. This is conveyed through a constant sense of tension that compels the reader to turn page after page.

To conclude, I would only add that I felt the work would have benefited from a few more pages, especially in the final stretch. Even so, overall it is an impeccable read, one that I was very pleased to discover.
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January 23, 2026
As ilustrações são excelentes.
É uma história com várias camadas, perturbadora e que me entristeceu.
Aqui a busca pela riqueza por parte do homem branco não olha a meios para atingir os seus fins. Pelo caminho destrói modos de vida e subjuga o povo indígena.
Há um paralelismo entre a viagem ao centro da selva e a viagem interior dos personagens principais.
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