Victory: An Island Tale by Joseph Conrad
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"Victory: An Island Tale" by Joseph Conrad is a psychological novel published in 1915. It follows Axel Heyst, a rootless wanderer shaped by his father's pessimism, who rescues a young woman named Lena from mistreatment and takes her to his isolated island refuge. When a vengeful hotel owner spreads lies about hidden wealth, a dangerous trio arrives with deadly intentions. The novel shifts between multiple narrative perspectives, creating a complex psychological landscape
that explores compassion, isolation, and human connection in a remote Indonesian setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 |
|---|---|
| Title | Victory: An Island Tale |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Tracy Camp and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Revenge -- Fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Indonesia -- Fiction |
| Subject | Europeans -- Indonesia -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women musicians -- Fiction |
| Subject | Abused women -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6378 |
| Release Date | Jan 9, 2006 |
| Last Update | Feb 2, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1389 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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