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.
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