A Place in the Sun [Paperback]

Lewis Warsh (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 193313271X | ISBN-13: 978-1933132716 | Publication Date: March 15, 2010

Fiction. "A deeply engrossing book, I couldn't put it down. And now that I've finished reading it, I can't put it away, for how it furthers my thinking of the genre itself. A PLACE IN THE SUN beautifully combines the high action and salaciousness of page-turners, with the self-reflection and risk-taking of postmodern fiction. It's a must-read and a must-study"--Renee Gladman. "A PLACE IN THE SUN is a beautifully rendered and expertly deconstructed novel. Warsh's stunningly effective use of multiple narratives, provided in exquisitely detailed lines, conveys an elastic and powerful emotional honesty. This is a sensual and desperate story from a writer with formidable powers of invention"--Donald Breckenridge.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Poet and novelist Warsh (A Free Man) braids together multiple perspectives with a surgeon's dexterity throughout six brilliantly deconstructed, high action stories. In the opener, "The Russians," Warsh's razor sharp attention to detail creates a startling sense of intimacy with the characters: Irene is brutally raped and murdered while her friend Marina is bound to a chair. Portraits of the women as lovers in Russia emerge in tandem with the conflicted erotic relationship that develops between Marina and the detective who rescues her. Another highlight is the titular story, "A Place in the Sun," which brings iconic figures of Hollywood's golden years into stark contrast with their respective legends. Elizabeth Taylor falls in love with Monty Clift when they star together in the film of the title. Despite his drug addiction, Monty takes his profession very seriously while Liz's naïve vanity will not allow her to fathom that any man could reject her, or that Monty could be interested in others-men included. Warsh's sense of immediacy adds power to a book in which the storylines and the clean precise prose are equally riveting.
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About the Author

Lewis Warsh was born in 1944 in the Bronx, New York. He is co-founder, with Anne Waldman, of Angel Hair Magazine and Books, and co-editor, with Bernadette Mayer, of United Artists Magazine and Books. He is the author of over twenty-five books of poetry, fiction and autobiography, most recently INSEPARABLE: POEMS 1995-2005 (Granary Books, 2008) and A PLACE IN THE SUN (Spuyten Duyvil, 2010). He is director of the MFA program in creative writing at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Spuyten Duyvil (March 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193313271X
• ISBN-13: 978-1933132716
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,260,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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