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Józef, you've always been my superhero: the Eastern European genius who learned English at the age of 21 and went on to use it to write literature on a level few native speakers have been able to. You are a painter of expressions. As for Victory: it's the best book with the worst title.

Joseph Conrad himself noted that victory "appeared too great, too august to stand at the head of a mere novel.” It just is. And yet, I admit, I cannot find a better title for this book. The only one I can think...