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Synopsis
In this extraordinary novel, Stingo, an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner, takes us back to the summer of 1947 and a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There he meets Nathan, a fiery Jewish intellectual; and Sophie, a beautiful and fragile Polish Catholic. Stingo is drawn into the heart of their passionate and destructive relationship as witness, confidant and supplicant. Ultimately, he arrives at the dark core of Sophie's past: her memories of pre-war Poland, the concentration camp and - the essence of her terrible secret - her choice.
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About the Author
Born in Newport News, Virginia, in 1925, William Styron was educated at Duke University. He served in the Marine Corps during the last war, and was recalled to service during the Korean War. After 1952, he lived mainly in Europe, before settling in a rural part of Connecticut. He died in 2006.
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In this extraordinary novel, Stingo, an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner, takes us back to the summer of 1947 and a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. Ultimately, he arrives at the dark core of Sophie's past: her memories of pre-war Poland, the concentration camp and - the essence of her terrible secret - her choice.
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In this extraordinary novel, Stingo, an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner, takes us back to the summer of 1947 and a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There, he meets Nathan, a fiery Jewish intellectual; and Sophie, a beautiful and fragile Polish Catholic. Stingo is drawn into the heart of their passionate and destructive relationship as witness, confidant and supplicant. Ultimately, he arrives at the dark core of Sophie's past: her memories of pre-war Poland, the concentration camp and - the essence of her terrible secret - her choice.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In post-war Brooklyn, three lives are drawn together by love, guilt and an unbearable secret. In the summer of 1947, Stingo, an inexperienced twenty-two-year-old Southerner, arrives at a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There he meets Nathan, a fiery Jewish intellectual, and Sophie, a beautiful and fragile Polish Catholic. Drawn into the centre of their passionate and destructive relationship, Stingo becomes witness, confidant and supplicant as love, jealousy and emotional volatility gather around them. At the heart of the novel lies Sophies past: pre-war Poland, the concentration camp and the choice that has shaped the rest of her life. National Book Award-winning Sophies Choice is a modern literary classic about survivors guilt, memory, desire, betrayal and moral consequence. Moving between post-war Brooklyn and the devastation of Europe, William Styrons novel is compassionate, controversial and profoundly searching. A classic Second World War novel and a work of historical literary fiction, it asks how love, guilt and survival can shape a life after catastrophe. . The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001194408
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