The King in the Tree

Millhauser, Steven

ISBN 10: 1400031737 / ISBN 13: 9781400031733

Published by Vintage (edition ), 2004

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 1400031737-7-1

Synopsis:

A master of literary transformation, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Martin Dressler turns his attention to the transformations of love in these three hypnotic novellas. - "No one alive writes better about yearning and heartbreak.... Before such mastery, a reader can do nothing but bow his head." --The Washington Post Book World

While ostensibly showing her home to a prospective buyer, the narrator of "Revenge" unfolds an origami-like narrative of betrayal and psychic violence. In "An Adventure of Don Juan" the legendary seducer seeks out new diversion on an English country estate with devastating results. And the title novella retells the story of Tristan and Ysolt from the agonized perspective of King Mark, a husband who compulsively looks for evidence of his wife's adultery yet compulsively denies what he finds. Combining enchantment as ancient as Sheherezade's with up-to-the-minute acuity and unease, The King in the Tree is Millhauser at his best.

About the Author: STEVEN MILLHAUSER received the Pulitzer Prize for Martin Dressler. He is the author of nine other books, including Edwin Mullhouse, Enchanted Night, and The Knife Thrower and Other Stories. He teaches at Skidmore College and lives with his wife and two children in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The King in the Tree
Publisher: Vintage (edition )
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair