Victory

An Island Tale

Joseph Conrad (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

432 Seiten

2015
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-241-18965-8 (ISBN)

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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.

Joseph Conrad's major works (all published by Penguin Classics) include Heart of Darkness, Nostromo, Lord Jim, Under Western Eyes, The Secret Agent and Typhoon.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.8.2015
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 197 mm
Gewicht	319 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
Schlagworte	Englisch; Romane/Erzählungen
ISBN-10	0-241-18965-9 / 0241189659
ISBN-13	978-0-241-18965-8 / 9780241189658
Zustand	Neuware