Author Description

Joseph Conrad was a prominent British writer who is considered to be one of the greatest authors in English literature. Conrad joined the British merchant marine when he was 20 years old and many of his stories are set at sea. Conrad's writing is also notable for its depiction of human psychology and for his anti-heroic characters.Victory: An Island Tale is a psychological novel that was published in 1915. The action centers around a European businessman named Axel Heyst who ends up living on an island in Indonesia where a drastic chain of events occur.