Victory
by Joseph Conrad
A dreamer and restless drifter, Axel Heist believes that he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from others. He then becomes involved in the operation of a coal company on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago, and when that fails, he turns his back on humanity again. But her life changes when she rescues Elena, a young English girl, from the Zangiacomo Women's Orchestra and the evil innkeeper Schomberg and takes her to her island. The romance between Heist and Lena begins with her release, but the relationship changes as Lena tries to free Heist from the cast and the isolation that slows down and affects her life. Marked by a violent and tragic outcome, Victory is both a story about salvation and adventure, and a perceptual examination of the power of complex relationships and love.
