An American tragedy /
This novel tracks the process by which an ordinary young man is capable of committing a ruthless murder, and the further process by which social and political forces come into play after his arrest. In Clyde Griffiths, the impoverished, restless offspring of a family of street preachers, we see a po...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Literary Classics of the United States,
[2003]
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| Series: | Library of America ;
140. |
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| Summary: | This novel tracks the process by which an ordinary young man is capable of committing a ruthless murder, and the further process by which social and political forces come into play after his arrest. In Clyde Griffiths, the impoverished, restless offspring of a family of street preachers, we see a portrait of a man whose circumstances and dreams of self-betterment conspire to pull him toward an act of unforgivable violence. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 972 pages ; 21 cm. Also issued online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1931082316 9781931082310 |