Desperate Characters

First published in 1970 to great acclaim, this novel stands as one of the most dazzling and rigorous examples of the storyteller's craft in postwar American literature--a novel that, according to Irving Howe, ranks with "Billy Budd" and "The Great Gatsby".

Publicat pentru prima data in 1970, cu mare succes, acest roman se remarca drept unul dintre cele mai stralucitoare si riguroase exemple de arta a povestitorului din literatura americana postbelica - un roman care, potrivit lui Irving Howe, se claseaza alaturi de ,,Billy Budd" si ,,Marele Gatsby".