Au coeur des ténèbres

Au coeur des ténèbres
Date	12 March 2014
Page count	104 pages
Publisher	Soleil
Creative team
Writer	Stéphane Miquel  [ fr ], adapting Joseph Conrad
Artist	Loïc Godart  [ fr ]
Original publication
Language	French
ISBN	9782302031036

Au coeur des ténèbres (lit. 'In the Heart of Darkness') is a French comic book written by Stéphane Miquel  [ fr ] and illustrated by Loïc Godart  [ fr ]. It is based on Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness and was published by Soleil on 12 March 2014. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Plot

In the late 19th century, the young man Marlow is sent from Europe to colonial Congo to search for a man named Kurtz who mysteriously has disappeared. ^[1]

Reception

Benjamin Roure of BoDoï  [ fr ] wrote that adapting Heart of Darkness is a dangerous task due to its intentionally obscured perspective and the protagonist's gradual discovery of absurdity. Roure wrote that Miquel and Godart succeed brilliantly at telling the story with a slow and hypnotic rhythm, which works in harmony with the "semi-realistic" drawing style, with reddish brown hues and imagery that never becomes boring. ^[1]

References

1. Roure, Benjamin (13 March 2014). "Au coeur des ténèbres". BoDoï  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2025.
2. "«Au cœur des ténèbres, ce n'est pas Indiana Jones»" (in French). Radio France Internationale. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
3. Gauthier, Vincent (4 April 2014). "La fascinante puissance des ténèbres". ActuaBD  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2025.
4. Léonard, Mick (16 March 2014). "Au coeur des ténèbres". Planète BD (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2025.