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Ron Hoffman <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 29 Nov 1995 11:39:09 -0400
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On Tue, 28 Nov 1995, Darci Ratliff wrote:
 
> Isn't Apocalypse Now (Coppola) supposed to be adapted from the short story,
> "heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad? I think so.
> Darci R
> Denton, TX
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Heart of Darkness is a novel (a short one to be sure).  It does become
difficult to make distinctions when we have short novels (novellas) and
long "short" stories, e.g., Faulkners "The Bear." But I think it's more
proper to call Heart of Darkness a novel.
 
Ron Hoffman
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