Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

A partir de 15 ans

Gun shots rang out in the grandest mansion in Savannah, Georgia, in the early hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder, or self-defence? For nearly a decade, the shooting, and its aftermath, reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks, and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the 'soul of pampered self-absorption'; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else.

État : Imparfait, en savoir plus

Roman, Broché, couverture souple, 400 pages

Vintage, 1995, ISBN : 9780099521013

Langue : Anglais