Victory: An Island Tale by CONRAD, Joseph

23 - Part 3, Chapter 7

Informações:

Sinopse

Recollections of the life of Axel Heyst, one-time manager of the liquidated Tropical Belt Coal Company in a fictitious island in the Pacific. After retreating from society in response to his professional failures, the misanthrope is drawn back by a romantic affair. (Introduction by S. Kovalchik)