Joseph Conrad X-rays humanity in all its horror as a journey within a journey brings us within tusk touching reach of the darkness that resides within all of us. Mankind's abuse of absolute power hangs heavy. Genocide hangs in the trees and the hearts of Belgian colonists. North America Indian annihilation, The Holocaust, Pol Pot, The Disappeared of Latin America, The Balkans War, Darfur, all live within the pages of this masterpiece.