John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction.
Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Quarter bound in publisher's black cloth over black boards, gilt lettering on spine, author's initials, gilt, on cover. First edition, later printing (Number Line 198765432). a few very short tears at spine crown), light handling wear of cover wrap. Dust jacket condition Very good minus - slight visibly undetectable in overview damp stain at spine heel area, gently curled spine crown/heel, light sporadic periphery wear (e.g. Condition notes: Book condition Good - cracked at title page otherwise sound spine, light damp stain with subtle loss of color effects heel area, gently curled cloth at spine crown/heel, author inscribed on front free endpaper adjacent to pasted personal ex-libris label, clean light age toned pages. By trade, Berendt is a journalist and an editor at the well-known Esquire and New York magazines. In 1995, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.
About the author: John Berendt is best known for this work, armed with the verve of a columnist and the wisdom of an editor. 1/4 Black publisher's cloth hardcover, gray paper covered boards, gilt title stamped/embossed spine/author's initials on front board, matte black/white illustrated dust jacket (orange ink stamped title) with 3 reviews on rear cover, not a book club edition, book design by J.K. Edition: Copyright 1996, First edition, 6th printing (print reference "6789"). Title: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Author: John Berendt Publisher: Random House, New York. Clint Eastwood's film is a determined attempt to be faithful to the book's spirit, but something ineffable is lost just by turning on the camera: Nothing we see can be as amazing as what we've imagined. Berendt paints a portrait of a city so eccentric, so dripping with Southern Gothic weirdness, that it can't survive for long when it's removed from the life-support system of our imagination.
According to Roger Ebert, the book exists as a conspiracy between the author and reader. The book was subsequently made into Clint Eastwood's 1997 film adaptation starring Kevin Spacey and John Cusack.
The book, Berendt's first, became a New York Times Best-Seller in the mid 1990s for 216 weeks following its debut and remains the longest-standing New York Times Best-Seller. This late 20th century decorative book is a celebrated non-fiction novel by John Berendt, author signed.
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