Items related to Death Kit (Penguin Modern Classics)
Synopsis
First published in 1967, Death Kit is a classic of modern fiction. Blending realism and dream, Susan Sontag's second novel offers a passionate exploration of the recesses of the American conscience.
The novel is a narrative of the suffering of Dalton 'Diddy' Harron, told through his own observations. He works in advertising for a microscope manufacturer, is thirty-three and divorced and a month ago tried to commit suicide. The haphazard events of his life, including killing a railway worker and falling in love with a blind girl, are brought to us through the lens of Diddy's own mind. We follow him through his journey to justify his actions and exorcise his inner demons, but we can see what is happening to Diddy only from inside his head, in the present, and the balance of his mind does not always bear close scrutiny.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Publisher
First published in 1967, Sontag's second novel is a classic of modern fiction as well as brilliant exploration of the recesses of the American conscience.
About the Author
Susan Sontag was born in Manhattan in 1933 and studied at the universities of Chicago, Harvard and Oxford. She is the author of four novels, a collection of stories, several plays, and six books of essays, among them Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors. Her books are translated into thirty-two languages. In 2001 she was awarded the Jerusalem Prize for the body of her work, and in 2003 she received the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature and the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. She died in December 2004.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0141393181
- ISBN 13 9780141393186
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages320
- Rating
Buy New
View this item
US$ 15.77
Shipping:
US$ 12.19
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for Death Kit (Penguin Modern Classics)
Stock Image
Death Kit (Penguin Modern Classics)
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # mon0003200616
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Death Kit (Penguin Modern Classics)
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). 0.53. Seller Inventory # 353-0141393181-vrg
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Death Kit
Published by
Penguin Books Ltd, 2013
ISBN 10: 0141393181
ISBN 13: 9780141393186
New
Paperback / softback
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 3 working days. 268. Seller Inventory # B9780141393186
Quantity: 2 available
Stock Image
Death Kit
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. 7.72x5.04x0.94 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0141393181
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Death Kit
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. 2013. Paperback. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780141393186
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Death Kit (Penguin Modern Classics)
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. In. Seller Inventory # ria9780141393186_new
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Death Kit
Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. 2013. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780141393186
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Death Kit
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. 7.72x5.04x0.94 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # zk0141393181
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Death Kit
Published by
Penguin Books UK Apr 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0141393181
ISBN 13: 9780141393186
New
Taschenbuch
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - First published in 1967, Death Kit is a classic of modern fiction. Blending realism and dream, Susan Sontag's second novel offers a passionate exploration of the recesses of the American conscience.The novel is a narrative of the suffering of Dalton 'Diddy' Harron, told through his own observations. He works in advertising for a microscope manufacturer, is thirty-three and divorced and a month ago tried to commit suicide. The haphazard events of his life, including killing a railway worker and falling in love with a blind girl, are brought to us through the lens of Diddy's own mind. We follow him through his journey to justify his actions and exorcise his inner demons, but we can see what is happening to Diddy only from inside his head, in the present, and the balance of his mind does not always bear close scrutiny. Seller Inventory # 9780141393186
Quantity: 2 available