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PublisherNew Directions Publishing Corporation

ISBN-100811212491

ISBN-139780811212496

eBay Product ID (ePID)1075418

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleRoman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Number of Pages112 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLiterary

Publication Year1993

FeaturesReprint

GenreFiction

AuthorTennessee Williams

Book SeriesNew Directions Bibelot Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight0.4 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width4.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN50-009067

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Series Volume Number0

Dewey Decimal813.5/4

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisPublished in 1950, his first novel was acclaimed by Gore Vidal as Splendidly written, precise, short, complete and fine. It is the story of a wealthy, fiftyish American widow, recently a famous stage beauty, but now drifting. The novel opens soon after her husband's death and her retirement from the theatre, as Mrs. Stone tries to adjust to her aimless new life in Rome. She is adjusting, too, to aging (The knowledge that her beauty was lost had come upon her recently and it was still occasionally forgotten.) With poignant wit and his own particular brand of relish, Williams charts her drift into an affair with a cruel young gigolo: As compelling, as fascinating, and as technically skilled as his plays. ( Publishers Weekly ), This fifth edition continues to improve on the features that have made it the market leader. The text offers a flexible organization, enabling instructors to adapt the book to their particular courses. The book is both complete and careful, and it continues to maintain its emphasis on algorithms and applications. Excellent exercise sets allow students to perfect skills as they practice. This new edition continues to feature numerous computer science applications-making this the ideal text for preparing students for advanced study., Published in 1950, his first novel was acclaimed by Gore Vidal as "Splendidly written, precise, short, complete and fine." It is the story of a wealthy, fiftyish American widow, recently a famous stage beauty, but now "drifting." The novel opens soon after her husband's death and her retirement from the theatre, as Mrs. Stone tries to adjust to her aimless new life in Rome. She is adjusting, too, to aging ("The knowledge that her beauty was lost had come upon her recently and it was still occasionally forgotten.") With poignant wit and his own particular brand of relish, Williams charts her drift into an affair with a cruel young gigolo: "As compelling, as fascinating, and as technically skilled as his plays." (Publishers Weekly), It is the story of a wealthy, fiftyish American widow, recently a famous stage beauty, but now "drifting." The novel opens soon after her husband's death and her retirement from the theatre, as Mrs. Stone tries to adjust to her aimless new life in Rome. She is adjusting, too, to aging ("The knowledge that her beauty was lost had come upon her recently and it was still occasionally forgotten.") With poignant wit and his own particular brand of relish, Williams charts her drift into an affair with a cruel young gigolo: "As compelling, as fascinating, and as technically skilled as his plays." ( Publishers Weekly )

LC Classification NumberPS3545.I5365R58 1993