Victory - Joseph Conrad
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Victory was the last of Conrad's novels to be set in the Malay Archipelago. It tells the story of Axel Heyst, who has retreated from the world of commerce to live alone on the island of Samburan. But his solitary existence ends when he rescues an English girl and brings her back to the island. She recalls him to love and to life, until the world breaks in on them once more with tragic consequences. This new ... Full description
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Victory was the last of Conrad's novels to be set in the Malay Archipelago. It tells the story of Axel Heyst, who has retreated from the world of commerce to live alone on the island of Samburan. But his solitary existence ends when he rescues an English girl and brings her back to the island. She recalls him to love and to life, until the world breaks in on them once more with tragic consequences. This new edition uses the English first edition text and has a new chronology and bibliography.
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| Author | Joseph Conrad |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Release year | 2009 |
| Cover type | Softcover |
| EAN | 9780199554058 |