Project Gutenberg 2006-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 997 Conrad, Joseph 1857 1924 Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad Theodore Korzeniowski, Józef Konrad Teodor Korzeniowski, Jozef Konrad Teodor Victory: An Island Tale Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Tracy Camp and David Widger "Victory: An Island Tale" by Joseph Conrad is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Axel Heyst, a somewhat enigmatic figure who manages a coal mine on a small island called Samburan, which is in a languishing state following the bankruptcy of his employer, the Tropical Belt Coal Company. The narrative delves into themes of isolation, humanity, and the nature of success and failure, ultimately exploring existential questions as Heyst interacts with the world around him. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Heyst, who lives on Samburan Island. Heyst is depicted as an aloof and detached character, largely disassociated from the people and events around him. Through recollections about past encounters, such as with Morrison—a fellow trader—and discussions regarding Heyst's idealistic yet impractical pursuits, the opening sets a tone of a man entrenched in introspection. Conrad uses these interactions and Heyst's solitary lifestyle to illustrate a man caught between ambition and a profound sense of ennui. The sense of looming change in Heyst’s life is palpable as hints of more significant developments stir within the narrative, suggesting that his state of being might soon be challenged. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Revenge -- Fiction Psychological fiction Indonesia -- Fiction Europeans -- Indonesia -- Fiction Women musicians -- Fiction Abused women -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 813112 813029 2024-10-03T09:00:00.648734 2023-10-03T08:15:27.933708 text/html text/html 823927 2024-02-02T22:59:42 text/html 368887 2024-10-03T09:00:12.168660 application/epub+zip 382540 2024-10-03T09:00:04.235689 application/epub+zip 371464 2024-10-03T09:00:02.737718 application/epub+zip 682269 2024-10-03T09:00:18.596614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635378 2024-10-03T09:00:11.208674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560413 2022-09-03T11:35:28.479488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699383 690845 2024-10-03T08:59:58.790710 2023-10-03T08:15:26.313714 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 679671 2024-02-02T22:59:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18813 2024-10-03T09:00:18.727601 application/rdf+xml 15186 2024-10-03T09:00:03.370681 image/jpeg 4253 2024-10-03T09:00:03.078680 image/jpeg 360058 2024-10-03T09:00:00.716750 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia