Victory: An Island Tale - Brossura

Conrad, Joseph

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ISBN 10: 0140189785 ISBN 13: 9780140189780

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 1995

Riassunto

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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Recensione:

“I am glad that I am alive, if, for no other reason, because of the joy of reading this book.” —Jack London

L'autore:

Joseph Conrad (originally Józef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski) was born in the Ukraine in 1857 and grew up under Tsarist autocracy. In 1896 he settled in Kent, where he produced within fifteen years such modern classics as Youth, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Nostromo, The Secret Agent and Under Western Eyes. He continued to write until his death in 1924.

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• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0140189785
• ISBN 13: 9780140189780
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416