Hardcover: 388 pages Publisher: Random House USA Inc; later Printing edition (1 Sept. 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 0679429220 ISBN-13: 978-0679429227 Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 3.1 x 24.3 cm
商品描述
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.
图书标准信息
作者 John Berendt 著
出版社 Random House US
出版时间 1994-01
版次 1
ISBN 9780679429227
定价 225.00元
装帧 精装
开本 16开
纸张 胶版纸
页数 388页
【内容简介】
Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,earlymorning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? Fornearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberatedthroughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks andshaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, andwitty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yetit is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugelyentertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnantof the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of alandmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkablecharacters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman'sCard Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless reclusewho owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man,woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern bellewho is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariouslyfunny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer;the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancingthe minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoopriestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. Theseand other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendtrevealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive ina town where everyone knows everyone else. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story is asublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived andmasterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a mostbeguiling Southern city is certain to become a modern classic.
【作者简介】
John Berendt writes a monthly column for Esquire. He has beenthe editor of New York magazine and lives in New York.
Hardcover: 388 pages Publisher: Random House USA Inc; later Printing edition (1 Sept. 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 0679429220 ISBN-13: 978-0679429227 Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 3.1 x 24.3 cm
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