The victim : a novel /
In this unique noir masterpiece by the incomparable Saul Bellow, a young man is sucked into the mysterious, heat-filled vortex of New York City. Asa Leventhal, a temporary bachelor with his wife away on a visit to her mother, attempts to find relief from a Gotham heat wave, only to be accosted in th...
| Основен автор: | Bellow, Saul, 1915-2005. |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Penguin,
1973,c1947.
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| Серия: |
Penguin twentieth-century classics.
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| Резюме: |
In this unique noir masterpiece by the incomparable Saul Bellow, a young man is sucked into the mysterious, heat-filled vortex of New York City. Asa Leventhal, a temporary bachelor with his wife away on a visit to her mother, attempts to find relief from a Gotham heat wave, only to be accosted in the park by a down-at-the-heels stranger who accuses Leventhal of ruining his life. Unable to shake the stranger loose, Leventhal is led by his own self-doubts and suspicions into a nightmare of paranoia and fear. -- Publisher description. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
238 p. ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0140189386 (pbk.) 9780140189384 (pbk.) 014002493X (pbk.) 9780140024937 (pbk.) |