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Joseph Conrad: Victory

Synopsis:Victory was the last of Conrad's novels to be set in the Malay Archipelago. Sub-titled ' An Island Tale', it tells the story of Axel Heyst who, damaged by his dead father's nihilistic philosophy, 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 takes her off to his retreat. She in turn recalls him to love and life, until the world breaks in on them once more with tragic conseqeunces. In this love story Conrad created two of his psychologically most complex and compelling characters in a narrative of great erotic power.