Berendt, John Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3CD 9780739321508

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Автор: Berendt, John
Название: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3CD
Перевод названия: Полночь в саду добра и зла
ISBN: 9780739321508
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Классификация: ISBN-10: 0739321501
Обложка/Формат: Compact Disc
Страницы: 190 min
Вес: 0.20 кг.
Дата издания: 2005
Язык: English
Размер: 12.50 x 14.63 x 2.49 cm
Поставляется из: США
Описание: Shots rang out in Savannahs 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 Berendts 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 Womans 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.

From the Hardcover edition.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3CD, Berendt, John