| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
388 pages ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
"Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. 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. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case." "It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else." "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling southern city is certain to become a modern classic."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.2 21.0 19791. |
| Awards |
Lambda Literary Award, 1994 |
| Contents |
An Evening in Mercer House -- Destination Unknown -- The Sentimental Gentleman -- Settling In -- The Inventor -- The Lady of Six Thousand Songs -- The Grand Empress of Savannah -- Sweet Georgia Brown's -- A Walking Streak of Sex -- It Ain't Braggin' If Y'Really Done It -- News Flash -- Gunplay -- Checks and Balances -- The Party of the Year -- Civic Duty -- Trial -- A Hole in the Floor -- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil -- Lafayette Square, We Are Here -- Sonny -- Notes on a Rerun -- The Pod -- Lunch -- Black Minuet -- Talk of the Town -- Another Story -- Lucky Number -- Glory -- And the Angels Sing. |
| Awards |
Lambda Literary Award, 1994 |
| Subject |
Williams, Jim, 1931-1990.
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Williams, Jim, 1931-1990 (OCoLC)fst01858176
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Savannah (Ga.) -- Social life and customs.
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Savannah (Ga.) -- History.
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Trials (Murder) -- Georgia -- Savannah.
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Trials (Murder) (OCoLC)fst01156368
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Georgia -- Savannah.
(OCoLC)fst01207319
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Berendt, John, 1939- Midnight in the garden of good and evil. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c1994 (OCoLC)608948639 |
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Online version: Berendt, John, 1939- Midnight in the garden of good and evil. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c1994 (OCoLC)621934251 |
| ISBN |
0679429220 |
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9780679429227 |
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0679643419 |
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9780679643418 |
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