Victory : an island tale
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-19242015
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Axel Heyst aims to drift through life in solitude, believing he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from humanity's passions and delusions. Then, living on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago, he rescues a young English girl escaping from a man who is infatuated with her. As she, in turn, tries to save Heyst from isolation, their affair comes under threat from the brutal violence of outsiders. Conrad's last great novel, featuring one of his most fascinating heroes, 'Victory' is a psychological thriller, a tragic romance and a commentary on the lies that we tell ourselves.
Main title:
Victory : an island tale / Joseph Conrad ; with an introduction by John Gray ; and notes and appendix by Robert Hampson.
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Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2015.
Collation:
xi, 414 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm.
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ISBN:
9780241189658 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.912
Language:
English
BRN:
1824800
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