What kind of narrator is used by Joseph Conrad in "Heart of Darkness"?

a.second person limited
b.first person limited
c.third person limited
d. third person omniscient

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There is no one answer for this, I think. This book is in "story within a story" format. The inner story is clearly first person, but you'll need to decide about the outer (or frame) story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness

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