William Styron reading from Lie down in darkness
(2014)
Fiction
eAudiobook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Calliope Author Readings : Made available through hoopla, 2014
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (16 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781483019383 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT11081581, 1483019381 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 11081581
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Read by the author
Lie Down in Darkness traces the tragic fate of a Southern family with acute sensitivity, in a style that mirrors the inner lives of its four major characters. The parents are estranged, with each favoring one of their two daughters. The father dotes on Peyton, the family beauty, while the mother is devoted to Maudie, the disabled child. Told in flashbacks, opens with Peyton's funeral after her emotional unraveling and suicide. The passage Styron reads here shows Maudie's magical encounter with the workman, Bennie
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