Victory
by Conrad, Joseph
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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south dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayward Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002567
- Title
- Victory
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Library Editions;
Terms of Sale
Wayward Books
About the Seller
Wayward Books
About Wayward Books
Specialities are: Steinbeck, Vietnam War Literature, Cape Cod and the Islands, Melville, Thomas Merton, Signed First Editions.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...