Mr. Kurtz

Mr. Kurtz, fictional character, the manager of a trading station in the interior of the Belgian Congo, in Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” (1902).

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Article Title: Mr. Kurtz

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 30 November 2015

Access Date: February 22, 2025