Description: A Conference of Victims by Gina Berriault "Earlier versions of this novel were published under the title Conference of victims, in 1962 by Atheneum and in 1985 by North Point Press." FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description First published in 1966, A Conference of Victims charts the corrosive power of guilt and loneliness, showing how one terrible act can possess a familyFirst published in 1966, A Conference of Victims charts the corrosive power of guilt and loneliness, showing how one terrible act can possess a familyHal O. Costigan, candidate for Congress, is the kind of man people envy. He has a loving wife, a supportive family, and a devoted mother. Friendly, intelligent, successful, he is a man on the rise-until he is caught in an affair with a high school girl and commits suicide. On election day the reporters have forgotten him, and the radio doesnt mention his name.Around Hals hometown, however, a handful of people continue lives that will be forever haunted by his memory. Naomi who is thrown nearly out of her mind by her brothers suicide questions even her own reason for living.Gina Berriaults work as a storywriter of great psychological empathy and extraordinary elegance and subtlety was celebrated widely at the end of her life and, with this reissue of one of her more celebrated short novels, her work can be discovered by a new generation of readers. Author Biography Gina Berriault was the author of four novels, three short story collections, and several screenplays. She was the recipient of multiple prestigious awards, including the PEN/Faulkner Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Rea Award for the Short Story, and a gold medal from the California Book Awards. She died in 1999. Details ISBN1640095969 Author Gina Berriault Short Title A Conference of Victims Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1640095969 ISBN-13 9781640095960 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-04-25 Subtitle A Novella Publisher Counterpoint Imprint Counterpoint Place of Publication Berkeley Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-04-25 NZ Release Date 2023-04-25 US Release Date 2023-04-25 UK Release Date 2023-04-25 DEWEY 813.54 Audience General Pages 144 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:142151655;
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