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Victory

An Island Tale

By Joseph Conrad
Introduction by John Gray
Edited by Robert Hampson

By Joseph Conrad
Introduction by John Gray
Edited by Robert Hampson

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Feb 16, 2016 | ISBN 9780241189658

Victory by Joseph Conrad
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About Victory

One of the most powerful and psychologically compelling novels from Joseph Conrad, author of Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness

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.

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About Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad was born in Berdichev, Ukraine, in 1857. After both of his parents died of tuberculosis, Conrad went to live with his uncle in Switzerland. After attending school in Kraków, he joined the French and then the British merchant marines,… More about Joseph Conrad

Product Details

Category: Literary Fiction | Fiction Classics

Paperback | $17.00
Published by Penguin Classics
Feb 16, 2016 | 432 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780241189658
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“I am glad that I am alive, if, for no other reason, because of the joy of reading this book.” —Jack London

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