Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard by Joseph Conrad
I read Nostromo after seeing it mentioned in The Company. The novel did deal with capitalist enterprises in South America, so there was some connection. It seemed "familiar". There were Italians and English involved in various parts of activities in this country. Things would seem familiar for a bit, then I would get lost. This is one of Conrad's longer books. I just did not have the patience to adequately engage with it.
Heart of Darkness is a short novel about the ivory trade. It reflects many of the sensibilities of the the past days, with natives seen by the whites as "cannibals" and other racial terms that would not be acceptable today. It can, however, be read in various ways, including a condemning of the view of European superiority. It is a tough, dark novella to get through.