Victory (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Joseph Conrad
- First Published: 1915
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Crime or criminals, Gambling, Twentieth century, Islands, Good and evil, Hotels, motels, or inns, Antichrist figures, Idealism
- Locales: East Indies, Malay Archipelago
Places Discussed
Samburan (sahm-BEWR-ahn). Also known as Round Island, one of the thousands of small islands in the Malaysian archipelago, on which Baron Axel Heyst establishes the center of his Tropical Belt Coal Company. At its height, his company has offices in London and Amsterdam. After the death of Heyst’s partner, the only person remaining in Heyst’s house is his Chinese servant, Wang. On the side of the island opposite the house is a native village.
Although Heyst finds island life fascinating, he is generally disenchanted with it, even though he rarely feels...
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