In the span of three days, I
- watched Apocalypse Now somehow not knowing beforehand it was a direct adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and being very in awe as I realized that fact as I watched.
- stayed at a hotel that has the art from the cover of my copy of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, which we read in tandem with Heart of Darkness in English class last year, printed on one of the walls in the lobby.
- bought a CD that opens with a song entitled “Heart of Darkness” (Terminal Tower by Pere Ubu).
Jeez.
Tags: Apocalypse Now, books, Chinua Achebe, films, Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad, music, Pere ubu, synchronicity, Things Fall Apart