Midnight in the garden of good and evil, John Berendt

Автор: Berendt, John
Название: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
ISBN: 0679429220 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780679429227
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 2759.00 р.
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Описание: Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case.

It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city is certain to become a modern classic.

Автор: John Berendt
Название: The City of Falling Angels
ISBN: 0340825006 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340825006
Издательство: Hodder
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Описание: A mystery, a comedy, and a riveting human drama rolled into one, from the bestselling author of MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL

Автор: Berendt, John
Название: Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
ISBN: 0679762833 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780679762836
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 1839.00 р.
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Автор: John Berendt
Название: City of falling angels
ISBN: 0340897775 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340897775
Издательство: Hodder
Цена: 1061.00 р.
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