TY  - BOOK
AU  - Conrad,Joseph
TI  - Victory: an island tale 
SN  - 9780192817082
U1  - 823.912 23
PY  - 1986///
CY  - Oxford [Oxfordshire]
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Readers
KW  - Literature
KW  - Women Musicians
KW  - Revenge
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Sea Stories
KW  - Abused Women
KW  - Classic Literature
N2  - 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
ER  -