In the City of Fear: A Novel (Norton Paperback Fiction) [Paperback]

Ward Just (Author)

Book Description

Series: Norton Paperback Fiction | Publication Date: September 1, 1990

"Not many people can write splendid fiction about the inner workings of the American political state. In fact, Ward Just is the only one i can think of." —Boston Globe

In this novel of political intrigue, Pulitzer Prize finalist Ward Just captures the best and brightest of Washington amid turmoil of the sixties and its repercussions twenty years later. In the City of Fear follows the intersecting lives of a good congressman, his good wife, and the good wife's lover, an infantry colonel whose memories of the war, and a secret plot concocted by the Washington power brokers to win it, are more than he can bear.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"Just ( The Congressman Who Loved Flaubert ) has produced another fine novel about the Washington scene, one so authentic and honest in its portrayal of the political era of the past 20 years that it reads like fact not fiction," praised PW . "Whether he is writing about a cocktail party or mourning the sudden death of a good man, Just writes with a passionate conviction that keeps the reader's attention riveted." The hardcover appeared in 1982.
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About the Author

Ward Just is a former war correspondent for the Washington Post and Newsweek, and is the author of more than twenty novels, nonfiction books, and short story collections. These include the National Book Award Finalist Echo House, the Pulitzer Prize finalist An Unfinished Season, and the recently acclaimed novel Forgetfulness. He divides his time between Paris and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 291 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (September 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393307220
• ISBN-13: 978-0393307221
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,578,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

WARD JUST is the author of fifteen previous novels, including the National Book Award finalist Echo House, A Dangerous Friend, winner of the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for fiction from the Society of American Historians, and An Unfinished Season, winner of the Chicago Tribune Heartland Award and a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize.