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| Le vapeur “Roi des Belges” dans le Haut-Congo (1889) |
"We voeren stroomopwaarts om Kurtz te ontmoeten"
Kurtz is a central fictional character in Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness (1899).
Kurtz is ivory trader sent by a shadowy Belgian company into the heart
of an unnamed place in Africa (generally regarded as the Congo Free
State), and commander of a trading post.
He monopolises his position as a demigod among native Africans.
Kurtz meets
with the novella's protagonist, Charles Marlow, who returns him to the coast
via steamboat. Kurtz, whose reputation precedes him, impresses Marlow strongly,
and during the return journey Marlow is witness to Kurtz's final moments.
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