Victory (eBook)

Joseph Conrad (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
Neeland Media LLC (Verlag)
978-1-4209-6508-7 (ISBN)

Infos

“I am glad that I am alive, if, for no other reason, because of the joy of reading this book.”—Jack London. First published in 1915, “Victory” follows the character Axel Heyst, a Swede who renounces the world and lives on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago. He is shaken from his self-imposed isolation, however, after a chance encounter with Lena, a young Englishwoman in a touring ladies’ orchestra. Axel comes to her aid when she is accosted by a loutish hotel owner. They seek refuge on his island, and Axel begins to see the value of life as a relationship with Lena unfolds. All too soon, however, three men set on revenge for the hotel owner, arrive on the island. The events that follow spiral into a devastating tragedy, and Conrad ultimately compels readers to decide on what constitutes defeat or victory in this characteristically descriptive, powerful narrative. This edition includes a biographical afterword.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.12.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• ISBN-10: 1-4209-6508-5 / 1420965085
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4209-6508-7 / 9781420965087