Victory
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(1 ratings)426 pages1996Oxford University Press, USAISBN 9780192817082
ReadersLiteratureWomen musiciansRevengeFictionSea storiesAbused womenClassic LiteratureEuropeansLong Now Manual for CivilizationIslandsGood and evilBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Man-woman relationships, fictionMalaysia, fictionMan-woman relationshipsFiction, generalPacific area, fictionEnglish literatureFiction, psychological
About this book
Axel Heyst, a dreamer and a restless drifter, believes he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from others. Then he becomes involved in the operation of a coal company on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago, and when it fails he turns his back on humanity once more. But his life alters when he rescues a young English girl, Lena, from Zangiacomo's Ladies' Orchestra and the evil innkeeper Schomberg, taking her to his island retreat. The affair between Heyst and Lena begins with her release, but the relationship shifts as Lena struggles to save Heyst from detachment and isolation. Featuring arguably the most interesting hero created by Conrad, "Victory" is both a compelling tale of adventure and a perceptive study of the power of love.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 426
- ISBN
- 9780192817082
- Language
- en
About Unknown Author
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-born British novelist, who became a British subject in 1886. He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties (and then always with a marked Polish accent). He wrote stories and novels, predominantly with a nautical or seaboard setting, that depict trials of the human spirit by the demands of duty and honor. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Conrad
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