All the King's Men
of Robert Penn Warren
Description
More than just a classic political novel, Warrenâs tale of power and corruption in the Depression-era South is a sustained meditation on the unforeseen consequences of every human act, the vexing connectedness of all people and the possibilityâitâs not much of oneâof goodness in a sinful world. Willie Stark, Warrenâs lightly disguised version of Huey Long, the one time Louisiana strongman/governor, begins as a genuine tribune of the people and ends as a murderous populist demagogue. Jack Burden is his press agent, who carries out the bossâs orders, first without objection, then in the face of his own increasingly troubled conscience. And the politics? For Warren, thatâs simply the arena most likely to prove that man is a fallen creature. Which it does.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 439 pages
- Publisher Harcourt Brace
- Publication Date 09/01/96
- First Publication 10/28/46
- Language English
- ISBN 9780156004800
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Southern Region (United States)']
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