Victory: An Island Tale
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_(novel) Release date is 2006-01-09
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"Victory: An Island Tale" by Joseph Conrad is a psychological novel published in 1915. It follows Axel Heyst, a rootless wanderer shaped by his father's pessimism, who rescues a young woman named Lena from mistreatment and takes her to his isolated island refuge. When a vengeful hotel owner spreads lies about hidden wealth, a dangerous trio arrives with deadly intentions. The novel shifts between multiple narrative perspectives, creating a complex psychological landscape that explores compassion, isolation, and human connection in a remote Indonesian setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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