{"product_id":"narrow-rooms-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","title":"Narrow Rooms (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Purdy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGiordano Tedoldi\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased from a prison sentence for manslaughter, Sidney De Lakes returns home to West Virginia, where, in order to exorcise the memory of the lover he killed, he must keep his appointment with destiny in the shape of the man known as \"the Renderer\". In this story of the powerful, violent passions of four young men in the remote Appalachians, James Purdy has crafted one of his most haunting and memorable works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong neglected, James Purdy (1914-2009) is being rediscovered as one of the masters of 20th-century American fiction, and in\u003cem\u003e Narrow Rooms \u003c\/em\u003e(1978), which Giordano Tedoldi in the new introduction to this edition likens to classic works of Greek tragedy, Purdy is at his very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I read Narrow Rooms with delight and awe . . . It is a dark and splendid affair.\" - Gore Vidal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A spellbinder from the master of the modern tale.\" - \u003cem\u003eThe Antioch Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A breathtaking and overpowering narrative concerning the sexual passion among four young men in a remote West Virginia mountain town.\" - \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52540575318323,"sku":"9781948405256","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WWl5bEZBSHJBQm9UQk5idjJVbFJtUT09.webp?v=1760875129","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/narrow-rooms-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}