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Victory

Victory

Conrad, Joseph

Paperback

Classic FictionGeneral Fiction

ISBN10: 1420965077
ISBN13: 9781420965070
Publisher: Digireads.Com
Published: Dec 18 2019
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

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 is printed on premium acid-free paper.

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