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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
by John Berendt
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679429220
- ISBN 13
- 9780679429227
- Seller
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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1994. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. John Berendt's wonderfully imaginative novel, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is SIGNED by Berendt on the first free end paper. This copy is as new, unmarked and unread. A beautiful signed copy.Price jacket (25.00) is very fine. On May 2nd, 1981 shots rang out in one of Savannah's grandest mansions. Was it murder or self defense? Berendt's spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well bred society ladies, the turbulent young red neck 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 débutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. And if that is not enough, Kevin Spacey stars in a great movie adaptation of the book.
Synopsis
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a work by John Berendt. The book was Berendt's first, and became a The New York Times bestseller for 216 weeks following its debut. The book was subsequently made into a 1997 movie directed by Clint Eastwood based loosely on Berendt's story.
Reviews
On Oct 9 2010, Carolineshank said:
i loved this book, and the movie too
On Oct 6 2010, Bren Books.com said:
This book has everything one wants in a good read: A mystery, a terrific and unique geographical place, amazing and eccentric characters and a very well written story told by an excellent narrator and observer. Plus it is based on real events which if this were fiction--would seem unbelievable.The movie is a pale echo so do read the book and only see the movie for Lady Chablis's appearance.
On Oct 4 2010, Mahenry6484 said:
This book is a great Murder mystery in the same themes as Sherlock Holmes Mysteries.Just when you think you have it fiqured out- you don't!The end will come as a great surprise!I loved it. Recommend to mystery lovers everywhere.
On Oct 4 2010, JPasky87hotmailcom said:
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city has become a modern classic.
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- Bookseller
- Oshtemo Book Sellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001142
- Title
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
- Author
- John Berendt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0679429220
- ISBN 13
- 9780679429227
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Pages
- 388
- Keywords
- Signed by the author
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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