Victory
an island tale
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Author
Contributions
- Batchelor, John, 1942- - Contributor
Publication
1986 - Oxford University Press, Oxford [Oxfordshire, England
Language
English
Word Count
106,500 words, Guess
Page Count
426 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100192817086
- ISBN-139780192817082
- LibraryThing27232
- Library of Congress Control Number85028547
- Library of Congress Control Numbergb86047569
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- OCLC Control Number32429710
- OCLC Control Number13159552
- Better World Books9780192817082
- Open LibraryOL2546660M
Classifications
- DDC823/.912
- LCCPR6005.O4 V5 1986
- LCCPR6005.O4V5 1986
Description
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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- Fiction
Series Statement
- The World's classics
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