Victory

Victory by Joseph Conrad Axel Heyst a dreamer and a
restless drifter believes he can avoid suffering by
cutting himself off from others. Then he becomes involved
in the operation of a coal company on a remote island in
the Malay Archipelago and when it fails he turns his back
on humanity once more. But his life alters when he rescues
a young English girl Lena from Zangiacomos Ladies
Orchestra and the evil innkeeper Schomberg taking her to
his island retreat. The affair between Heyst and Lena
begins with her release but the relationship shifts as
Lena struggles to save Heyst from the detachment and
isolation that have inhibited and influenced his life.
Marked by a violent and tragic conclusion Victory is both
a tale of rescue and adventure and a perceptive study of a
complex relationship and of the power of love.