# Victory: An Island Tale

By Joseph Conrad.

"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. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Revenge -- Fiction; Psychological fiction; Indonesia -- Fiction; Europeans -- Indonesia -- Fiction; Women musicians -- Fiction; Abused women -- Fiction

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Victory (Version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/18840) by Joseph Conrad (11 h 56 min, English)
- [Victory: An Island Tale](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/4422) by Joseph Conrad (13 h 51 min, English)

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