A Conference of Victims
A Novella
$36.93
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
23 May 2023
Summary
First published in 1966, A Conference of Victims charts the corrosive power of guilt and loneliness, showing how one terrible act can possess a family.
Hal 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781640095960 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1640095969 |
| Author: | Gina Berriault |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint |
| Imprint: | Counterpoint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 23 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 139mm |
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About The Author
Gina Berriault
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.
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