Victory: An Island Tale
An Island Tale
$36.35
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2003
Summary
Set in the islands of the Malay Archipelago, "Victory" tells the story of a disillusioned Swede, Axel Heyst, who rescues Lena, a young English musician, from the clutches of a brutish German hotel owner. Seeking refuge at Heyst‘s remote island retreat on Samburan, the couple is soon besieged by three villains dispatched by the enraged hotelier. The arrival on the island paradise of this trio of fiends sets off a terrifying series of events that ultimately ends in catastrophe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375759086 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375759085 |
| Author: | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher: | Modern Library |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2003 |
| Weight: | 308g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 133mm x 206mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
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About The Author
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad, (1857-1924) born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korz
Joseph Conrad, (1857-1924) born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, was a Polish-born English novelist. Most of his woeniowski, was a Polish-born English novelist. Most of his works featured a nautical setting and depicted trials of the hrks featured a nautical setting and depicted trials of the human spirit by the demands of duty and honor. Before he staruman spirit by the demands of duty and honor. Before he started writing, Conrad joined the French merchant marines and lted writing, Conrad joined the French merchant marines and late
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