Description: Set This House on Fire by William Styron Conflict erupts into violence between two decadent American expatriots living in Italy. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The day after Peter Leverett met his old friend Mason Flagg in Italy, Mason was found dead. The hours leading up to his death were a nightmare for Peter--both in their violence and in their maddening unreality. The blaze of events which followed was, Peter soon realized, ignited by a conflict between two men: Mason Flagg himself, and Cass Kinsolving, a tortured, self-destructive painter, a natural enemy and prey to the monstrous evil of Mason Flagg. Three events--murder, rape and suicide--explode in the is relentless and passionate novel, almost overwhelming in its conception of the varieties of good and evil. "It may be one of the finest novels of our times . . . Styron, besides being a superb craftsman and a skillful, evocative artist, is a master storyteller."-- San Francisco Chronicle Author Biography William Styron was a decorated American novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize and helped found "The Paris Review". His works include "Sophie s Choice" and "The Confessions of Nat Turner". Review Quote Immediately impressive...the sense of the striking scene...the fine ear for dialogue, the sharp observation of cities and scenery and interiors." -- The New York Times Book Review Three Americans converge in an Italian village shortly after World War II. One is a naive Southern lawyer. One is a rough-edged artist with a fatal penchant for alcohol. And one is a charming and priapic aristocrat who may be the closest thing possible to pure wickedness in an age that has banished the devil along with God. Out of their collective alchemy William Styron has crafted an electrifying and deeply unsettling novel of rape, murder, and suicide -- a work with a Dostoevskian insight into the dreadful persuasiveness of evil. From the Trade Paperback edition. Details ISBN0679736743 Author William Styron Short Title SET THIS HOUSE ON FIRE Language English ISBN-10 0679736743 ISBN-13 9780679736745 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 1993 Publication Date 1993-01-31 Series Vintage International (Paperback) Residence US Birth 1925 Death 2006 Pages 520 Publisher Vintage Imprint Vintage DOI 10.1604/9780679736745 Audience General/Trade We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:8320508;
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