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Victory: An Island Tale
de Joseph Conrad
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London: Folio Society, 1999. Near Fine. The book would be like new except for a tiny nick to the bottom of the front board, else tight and square with solid hinges, good tips, and clean illustrated boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings, and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Illustrated throughout with black and white plates by Francis Mosley. Introduction by Eleanor Bron. No dust jacket, as issued. The slipcase is near fine with some faint scuffs. 352 pages. 6¾ x 9¾" tall. First published in 1915.
Victory was the last of Conrad's novels to be set in the Malay Archipelago. It tells the story of Axel Heyst who has retreated from the world of commerce and colonial exploration to live alone on the island of Samburan. But Heyst's solitary existence ends when he rescues an English girl from her rapacious patron and brings her back to the island. She in turn recalls him to love and life, until the world breaks in on them once more with tragic consequences. In this love story, Conrad created two of his psychologically most complex and compelling characters in a narrative of great erotic power.
Victory was the last of Conrad's novels to be set in the Malay Archipelago. It tells the story of Axel Heyst who has retreated from the world of commerce and colonial exploration to live alone on the island of Samburan. But Heyst's solitary existence ends when he rescues an English girl from her rapacious patron and brings her back to the island. She in turn recalls him to love and life, until the world breaks in on them once more with tragic consequences. In this love story, Conrad created two of his psychologically most complex and compelling characters in a narrative of great erotic power.
Sinopsis
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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- Librería
- Armadillo Alley Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 3970
- Título
- Victory: An Island Tale
- Autor
- Joseph Conrad
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardcover / Slipcase
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Folio Society
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The Folio Society
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1999
- Páginas
- 352
- Tamaño
- 6.75 x 9.75
- Peso
- 4.00 libras
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Collector's Editions; The Folio Society;
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