Heart of Darkness vs Relato de un náufrago: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sailors, Sea Stories, Travel, Fiction
Heart of Darkness
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Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad, about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State, in the heart of Africa, by the story's narrator Charles Marlow. Marlow tells…
Relato de un náufrago
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On t.p.: . . . who drifted on a life raft for ten days without food or water, was proclaimed a national hero, kissed by beauty queens, made rich through publicity, and then spurned by the government and forgotten for…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Relato de un náufrago highest: Relato de un náufrago 3.9 · Heart of Darkness 3.4.
- Heart of Darkness has the widest readership — 573782 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Heart of Darkness | Relato de un náufrago | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (573782) | 3.9 (27016) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (2209) | — |
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Reception
| Heart of Darkness | Relato de un náufrago | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 573782 | 27016 |
| Editions | 553 | 57 |
| Citations | 52 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 340601 | 7097 |
| Reading it now | 22862 | 624 |
| Written reviews | 26235 | 2050 |
| Wikipedia attention | 52853 | 714 |
| Pages | 130 | 128 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Heart of Darkness or Relato de un náufrago?
Relato de un náufrago has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Relato de un náufrago 3.9/5, Heart of Darkness 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: Heart of Darkness or Relato de un náufrago?
Relato de un náufrago is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Relato de un náufrago (128 pages, ≈ 2 h 22 m); Heart of Darkness (130 pages, ≈ 2 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: Heart of Darkness or Relato de un náufrago?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Heart of Darkness: Challenging; Relato de un náufrago: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Heart of Darkness: 5 film adaptations; Relato de un náufrago: no film adaptation on record.