First state dustwrapper with correct price, blurb by wallace stegner, and photograph of the author on the rear holding a mug. The life and work of novelist robert stone joy williams. A hall of mirrors 1967, his first novel, revolves around a rightwing radio station in new orleans and its chaotic patriotic revival. Children of light from the title, obviously, and hall of mirrors from the thirdtolast line. In his first novel, a hall of mirrors 1967, stone used new orleans as the setting for an eclectic melange of the 60s, something i shattered my youth against. Stone s first book, winner of the william faulkner award for best first novel of the year and basis for the film wusa, starring paul newman. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A hall of mirrors by robert stone in chm, epub, fb3 download e book. Robert stone published his first book, a hall of mirrors, in 1967. Robert stone was born on august 21, 1937 he turns 70 today.
The book is chockablock with the authors talent, and some powerful passages indicate critical acceptance or at least attention but no foreseeable readership. A scabrous underside of the american way of life is examined here. A hall of mirrors, dog soldiers winner of the national book award, a flag for sunrise, children of light, outerbridge reach, damascus gate, and bay of souls. Buy hall of mirrors first printingbinding worn by robert stone isbn. Octavo, original black and gray cloth, original dust jacket. What he finds is a woman physically and psychically damaged by the men in her past and a job that entangles him in a rightwing political movement. His work was typically characterized by psychological.
His first novel, a hall of mirrors 1967, was set in the maelstrom of new orleans, where mr. Alchoholics,drug addicts,sociopathsor combinations of these things. Peopled with civilrights activists, fanatic christians, corrupt politicians and demented hollywood stars, a hall of mirrors vividly depicts the dark side of america that erupted in the 1960s. He went on to say that he had read and enjoyed all of stone s books, and concluded by saying, i think your first three novels, hall of mirrors, dog soldiers, a flag for sunrise. A hall of mirrors author stone, robert formatbinding hardcover book condition used fine jacket condition fine edition first edition binding hardcover publisher houghton mifflin place of publication boston date published 1966 bookseller catalogs signed books.
Each of stone s novels from hall of mirrors 1966 through the national book award winning dog soldiers 1974 to his final book, death of the blackhaired girl 20. Time magazine included this novel in its list time 100 best englishlanguage novels from 1923 to 2005. Robert stone, awardwinning author of a hall of mirrors. All the characters with any sensitivity are alcoholic, drugaddicted or psychiatric losers. Other articles where a hall of mirrors is discussed.
A hall of mirrors by robert stone signed first edition. So robert stone appears to have gotten two novel titles from this single poem. A hall of mirrors has 7 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Ever since a hall of mirrors depicted the wild side of new orleans in the 1960s, robert stone 19372015 has situated novels where america has shattered and the action is at a pitch. He was a writer, known for wholl stop the rain 1978, damascus gate and wusa 1970. Robert stone was born on august 21, 1937 in brooklyn, new york, usa as robert anthony stone. As written in the synopsis, this is the story of three young americans who read more. As it happens, next month is also the 40th anniversary of the publication of his first novel, a hall of mirrors. A flag for sunrise captured revolutionary discontent in central america. In 1971 he returned to the united states with a teaching career, first at princeton and then at amherst college. After a hall of mirrors was published in 1967, the stones moved to london where they lived for four years, during which stone went to vietnam to gather material for his second book, dog soldiers.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. First edition of stone s first novel, signed by him on the title page. In dog soldiers, he covered the vietnam war and drug smuggling. Rheinhardt, a disk jockey and failed musician, rolls into new orlea. Stone had lived for a time, writing and performing his poetry and taking stock literally. Children of light exposed the crass values of hollywood.
A hall of mirrors picador books by robert stone and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rheinhardt, a disk jockey and failed musician, rolls. Stone adapted the book for the screenplay of the film wusa 1970. Stone writes like a bird, like an angel, like a circus barker, like a con man, like someone so high on pot that he is scraping his shoes on the stars. Rheinhardt, a disk jockey and failed musician, rolls into new orleans looking for work and another chance in life. Peopled with civil rights activists, fanatical christians, corrupt politicians, and demented hollywood stars, a hall of mirrors. The robert stone papers date from 1950 to 20, and consist of notes, typescript drafts on paper and computer disk, galleys, and proof pages for all of stone s novels. In november, houghton mifflin harcourt will publish his eighth novel, death of the blackhaired girl, about a college professor. His works include a hall of mirrors, dog soldiers, a flag for sunrise, children of light, and outerbridge reach. The title of this book is a hall of mirrors and it was written by robert stone. Robert stone 19372015 was the acclaimed author of eight novels and two story collections, including dog soldiers, winner of the national book award, and bear and his daughter, a finalist for the pulitzer prize. A hall of mirrors book by robert stone 7 available. Its a puzzling title for the biography, particularly as.
A hall of mirrors is a 1966 novel by the novelist robert stone. His story collection, bear and his daughter, was a finalist for the pulitzer prize, and his memoir, prime green, was published in 2006. Robert stone august 21, 1937 january 10, 2015 was an american novelist he was twice a finalist for the pulitzer prize and once for the penfaulkner award. A first uk edition of american novelist robert stone s a hall of mirrors of only a estimated to have been published. Abaa a hall of mirrors by stone, robert search for.
Robert stone was an awardwinning american novelist and screen writer. A flag for sunrise, dog soldiers and hall of mirrors. Buy a hall of mirrors by robert stone online at alibris. A hall of mirrors has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. His second novel, dog soldiers 1974, concerns the legacy of corruption. The book won the 1967 william faulkner foundation award for notable first novel, a predecessor of the. A flag for sunrise is my favorite but the other two are close behind. That title mirrors a novel of stone s, children of light once referred to by editor bob gottlieb as your nottooadorable book, which in turn obliquely used a robert lowell poem by that name as its epigraph, a poem that bell deems quasiimpenetrable. Child of light, a biography of robert stone, by madison. Buy a cheap copy of a hall of mirrors book by robert stone. Stone was five times a finalist for the national book award for fiction, which he did receive in 1975 for his novel dog soldiers. Buy hall of mirrors by robert stone from amazons fiction books store. A hall of mirrors book by robert stone thriftbooks.
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