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 the detachment and isolation that have inhibited and influenced his life. Marked by a violent and tragic conclusion, Victory is both a tale of rescue and adventure and a perceptive study of a complex relationship and of the power of love. It has been adapted into film a number of times.

Médias	Livres Paperback Book (Livre avec couverture souple et dos collé)
Validé	27 juin 2016
ISBN13	9781534969872
Éditeurs	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	284
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 15 mm · 381 g
Langue et grammaire	English

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