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)
Chapters
1 00 - Note to the First Edition 3 min 2 01 - Author's Note 19 min 3 02 - Part 1, Chapter 1 14 min 4 03 - Part 1, Chapter 2 23 min 5 04 - Part 1, Chapter 3 14 min 6 05 - Part 1, Chapter 4 14 min 7 06 - Part 1, Chapter 5 32 min 8 07 - Part 1, Chapter 6 11 min 9 08 - Part 1, Chapter 7 10 min 10 09 - Part 2, Chapter 1 24 min 11 10 - Part 2, Chapter 2 30 min 12 11 - Part 2, Chapter 3 14 min 13 12 - Part 2, Chapter 4 13 min 14 13 - Part 2, Chapter 5 27 min 15 14 - Part 2, Chapter 6 33 min 16 15 - Part 2, Chapter 7 36 min 17 16 - Part 2, Chapter 8 32 min 18 17 - Part 3, Chapter 1 20 min 19 18 - Part 3, Chapter 2 6 min 20 19 - Part 3, Chapter 3 33 min 21 20 - Part 3, Chapter 4 32 min 22 21 - Part 3, Chapter 5 17 min 23 22 - Part 3, Chapter 6 17 min 24 23 - Part 3, Chapter 7 23 min 25 24 - Part 3, Chapter 8 9 min 26 25 - Part 3, Chapter 9 19 min 27 26 - Part 3, Chapter 10 38 min 28 27 - Part 4, Chapter 1 19 min 29 28 - Part 4, Chapter 2 19 min 30 29 - Part 4, Chapter 3 14 min 31 30 - Part 4, Chapter 4 17 min 32 31 - Part 4, Chapter 5 35 min 33 32 - Part 4, Chapter 6 12 min 34 33 - Part 4, Chapter 7 10 min 35 34 - Part 4, Chapter 8 27 min 36 35 - Part 4, Chapter 9 25 min 37 36 - Part 4, Chapter 10 16 min 38 37 - Part 4, Chapter 11 37 min 39 38 - Part 4, Chapter 12 18 min 40 39 - Part 4, Chapter 13 10 min 41 40 - Part 4, Chapter 14 9 min
