1998, ISBN: 0375400478

[EAN: 9780375400476], Neubuch, [PU: Random House USA Inc, New York], Hardcover. Joseph Conrad possessed a matchless gift for embodying life as it is lived under extreme physical and psych… Meer...

[EAN: 9780375400476], Neubuch, [PU: Random House USA Inc, New York], Hardcover. Joseph Conrad possessed a matchless gift for embodying life as it is lived under extreme physical and psychological pressure. Victory, his last masterpiece, tells the story of Axel Heyst, a radically isolated, philosophically minded soul living apart on a remote Pacific island, who performs two acts of instinctive kindness and thereby embroils himself in storms of greed and vengeance, and of love and mercy. When Heyst impulsively rescues a young English musician, Lena, from the predations of a lascivious hotel owner named Schomberg, he cannot know that she will be the means of releasing him from the emotional detachment with which he has long barricaded himself. Their affair does not last long, however, once the enraged Schomberg sends agents of revenge to invade Heysts island retreat. Out of the maelstrom of violence and tragedy that ensues, Conrad produces a profound, unflinching meditation on human connection and redemption. Set in the islands of the Malay Archipelago, "Victory" tells the story of a disillusioned Swede, Axel Heyst, who rescues Lena, a young English musician, from the clutches of a brutish German hotel owner. Seeking refuge at Heyst's remote island retreat on Samburan, the couple is soon besieged by three villains dispatched by the enraged hotelier. The arrival on the island paradise of this trio of fiends sets off a terrifying series of events that ultimately ends in catastrophe. "With "Victory," Conrad inaugurated a new style and aesthetic," writes Peter Lancelot Mallios in his Introduction. "The tremendous literary sophistication to be found in "Victory" does "not" result in the exclusion of the popular reader." The text of this Modern Library Paperback Classic was set from the first British edition, published by Methuen & Co. in 1915. "From the Trade Paperback edition." Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability., Books<

1998, ISBN: 0375400478

[EAN: 9780375400476], Neubuch, [PU: Random House USA Inc, New York], Hardcover. Joseph Conrad possessed a matchless gift for embodying life as it is lived under extreme physical and psych… Meer...

[EAN: 9780375400476], Neubuch, [PU: Random House USA Inc, New York], Hardcover. Joseph Conrad possessed a matchless gift for embodying life as it is lived under extreme physical and psychological pressure. Victory, his last masterpiece, tells the story of Axel Heyst, a radically isolated, philosophically minded soul living apart on a remote Pacific island, who performs two acts of instinctive kindness and thereby embroils himself in storms of greed and vengeance, and of love and mercy. When Heyst impulsively rescues a young English musician, Lena, from the predations of a lascivious hotel owner named Schomberg, he cannot know that she will be the means of releasing him from the emotional detachment with which he has long barricaded himself. Their affair does not last long, however, once the enraged Schomberg sends agents of revenge to invade Heysts island retreat. Out of the maelstrom of violence and tragedy that ensues, Conrad produces a profound, unflinching meditation on human connection and redemption. Set in the islands of the Malay Archipelago, "Victory" tells the story of a disillusioned Swede, Axel Heyst, who rescues Lena, a young English musician, from the clutches of a brutish German hotel owner. Seeking refuge at Heyst's remote island retreat on Samburan, the couple is soon besieged by three villains dispatched by the enraged hotelier. The arrival on the island paradise of this trio of fiends sets off a terrifying series of events that ultimately ends in catastrophe. "With "Victory," Conrad inaugurated a new style and aesthetic," writes Peter Lancelot Mallios in his Introduction. "The tremendous literary sophistication to be found in "Victory" does "not" result in the exclusion of the popular reader." The text of this Modern Library Paperback Classic was set from the first British edition, published by Methuen & Co. in 1915. "From the Trade Paperback edition." Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability., Books<

1998, ISBN: 9780375400476

Einleitung: Tanner, Tony, Everyman's Library, Gebundene Ausgabe, 452 Seiten, Publiziert: 1998-10-20T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: part_0375400478, 1.24 kg, Verkaufsrang:… Meer...

Einleitung: Tanner, Tony, Everyman's Library, Gebundene Ausgabe, 452 Seiten, Publiziert: 1998-10-20T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: part_0375400478, 1.24 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2294124, Gegenwartsliteratur, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Klassiker, Antike & Mittelalter, Epochen, Lyrik, Unterhaltungsliteratur, Suspense, Thriller & Spannung, Krimis & Thriller, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4901, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, Everyman's Library, 1998<