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A sublime and seductive reading experience, this engaging portrait of a beguiling Southern city has become a modern classic. On May 2, 1981, shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the incident and its aftermath resonated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. The narrative, both suspenseful and witty, reads like an engrossing novel while being a work of nonfiction. The author skillfully weaves a captivating first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists of a landmark murder case. It features a spellbinding array of characters: well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; a turbulent young redneck gigolo; a hapless recluse with a deadly bottle of poison; an aging Southern belle embodying pampered self-absorption; a hilarious black drag queen; an acerbic antiques dealer; a sweet-talking con artist; young blacks at the debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess casting spells in the graveyard. These Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues in a town where everyone knows everyone else.
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Minuit dans le jardin du bien et du mal, John Berendt
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 1994
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- (In brossura),
- Condizioni del libro
- Danneggiato
- Prezzo
- 2,36 €
Metodi di pagamento
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- Lingua
- Francese
- Autori
- John Berendt
- Editore
- Pubblicato
- 1994
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 388
- ISBN10
- 2266075187
- ISBN13
- 9782266075183
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Storie vere, Omicidi, Adattato in un film, True crime, Basato su eventi reali, Tribunali, Processi giudiziari, Georgia, Georgia (USA)
- Prima pubblicazione
- 1994
- Titolo originale
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
- Valutazione
- 3,9 su 5
- Descrizione
- A sublime and seductive reading experience, this engaging portrait of a beguiling Southern city has become a modern classic. On May 2, 1981, shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the incident and its aftermath resonated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. The narrative, both suspenseful and witty, reads like an engrossing novel while being a work of nonfiction. The author skillfully weaves a captivating first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists of a landmark murder case. It features a spellbinding array of characters: well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; a turbulent young redneck gigolo; a hapless recluse with a deadly bottle of poison; an aging Southern belle embodying pampered self-absorption; a hilarious black drag queen; an acerbic antiques dealer; a sweet-talking con artist; young blacks at the debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess casting spells in the graveyard. These Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues in a town where everyone knows everyone else.