The Assassins [Hardcover]

Elia Kazan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1972

Master Sergeant Cesario Flores is a troubled man. A career non-com, he feels safe in his well-ordered life. So when his precious daughter Juana joins the tuned-in, dropped-out generation, Flores breaks into little pieces...with murder the result.

THE ASSASSINS is set in the United States during the '70s, a violent time at home and abroad. It's about two specific murders, but more than that it focused on a murderous way of life.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 311 pages
• Publisher: Stein and Day; 1st edition (January 1, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812814274
• ISBN-13: 978-0812814279
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,823,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great account of hippies and old-fashioned army-people, November 4, 1999

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This review is from: The Assassins (Paperback)

Exellent book on the generational conflict of the hippie-era. It's a story about the coldblooded killing of a hippie, a murder that confronts both sides of the community in an army-base-city in New Mexico: The so-called free-minded, well-drugged hippies opposing everything the old system has to offer, and the cynical conservative army-people. It's a hillarious, yet serious, story that perfectly describes the absurdities of an american period, the generational conflict - and, most of all, the very loss of true human feeling in a time full of systems and ideologies. If you like Heller and Vonnegut, read this book, if you don't, read it anyway....

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific character development and interplay, February 15, 2007

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John Carsten "Eclectic Reader and Critic" (E. Berne, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Assassins (Hardcover)

While I was around during the "hippie" era I was not a part of the genre. I do remember the constant friction between the war protestors and the military or establishment folks. The characters are very believable and generally react as you would expect. I guess the disturbing part of the story is how everyone expected the eventual trial decision. Even more how Sergeant Morales wanted the reward for the almost staged attack on himself. The story got me thinking a lot about the early 70s. I suppose being a young adult at the time gave me more appreciation for the twists and turns developed by Mr. Kazan.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Assassins by Elia Kazan, January 19, 2009

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Cooper's Antiques "Cooper's Antiques" (Maryville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Assassins (Mass Market Paperback)

It begins with a murder, but it does not end there. The Assassins is the dramatic story of two murders, but it is more - much more. It is the story of a murderous way of life that threatens us all. It is an unforgettable reading experience. The Pittsburg Press calls it a suspenseful taught novel that seers the emotions. The Saturday Review says "A powerful and disturbing novel with personality".