Victory

Synopsis

Victory (also published as Victory: An Island Tale) is a psychological novel by Joseph Conrad first published on 24 September 1915, through which Conrad achieved "popular success." The novel's "most striking formal characteristic is its shifting narrative and temporal perspective" with the first section from the viewpoint of a sailor, the second from omniscient perspective of Axel Heyst, the third from an interior perspective from Heyst, and the final section has an omniscient narrator. It has been adapted into film a number of times.

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Details

Type

Book

Release date

January 1, 1915

Genres

psychological fiction

Created by

Joseph Conrad

Countries

United States