Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil A Savannah Story
by John Berendt
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- ISBN 10
- 0679429220
- ISBN 13
- 9780679429227
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About This Item
Random House, NY, 1994. First Ed. (Not Stated) First Printing Numbers are 1 3 5 7 9 J 8 6 4 2 0. Hardcover. History, Celebrites, Savannah (GA). Brilliantly conceived and masterly written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city is certainly a modern classic. A blend of travel book and murder mystery, it is enchanting and disturbing but gorgeous and haunting. (388 Pgs.) DJ & BOOK NEAR VVG
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Read John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in Large Print. All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typefaceShots 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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Title
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil A Savannah Story
- Author
- John Berendt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Ed. (Not Stated) First Printing Numbers are 1 3 5 7 9 J 8
- ISBN 10
- 0679429220
- ISBN 13
- 9780679429227
- Publisher
- Random House, NY
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
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