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Paperback, 632 pages
Published 1979
Vintage Classics
National Book Award for Fiction (1980)
National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1979)
Modern Library 100 Best Novels (1900-1998)
Anthony Burgess- Best in English (1939-1983)
Book Riot's 100 Modern Classics (1950-1997)
Radcliffe's 100 Best English Novels
In this extraordinary novel, Stingo, an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner, takes us back to the summer of 1947 and a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There, he meets Nathan, a fiery Jewish intellectual; and Sophie, a beautiful and fragile Polish Catholic. Stingo is drawn into the heart of their passionate and destructive relationship as witness, confidant and supplicant. Ultimately, he arrives at the dark core of Sophie's past: her memories of pre-war Poland, the concentration camp and - the essence of her terrible secret - her choice.
Three stories are told: a young Southerner wants to become a writer; a turbulent love-hate affair between a brilliant Jew and a beautiful Polish woman; and of an awful wound in that woman's past--one that impels both Sophie and Nathan toward destruction.
βStunning. . . a triumph. . . . A dazzling, gripping book.β βChicago Sun Times
βSplendidly written, thrilling . . . A passionate novel.β βThe New York Times Book Review
βA monumental work of fiction.β βThe Christian Science Monitor
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SUMMARY: In this extraordinary novel, Stingo, an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner, takes us back to the summer of 1947 and a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There, he meets Nathan, a fiery Jewish intellectual; and Sophie, a beautiful and fragile Polish Catholic. Stingo is dra
SUMMARY: In this extraordinary novel, Stingo, an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner, takes us back to the summer of 1947 and a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There, he meets Nathan, a fiery Jewish intellectual; and Sophie, a beautiful and fragile Polish Catholic. Stingo is dra
Paperback, 632 pages Published 1979 Vintage Classics National Book Award for Fiction (1980) National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1979) Modern Library 100 Best Novels (1900-1998) In this extraordinary novel, Stingo, an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner, takes u
Editorial Reviews "Ms. Hardt has a way of writing that makes me forget I'm reading a book. It's more like slipping into a world she created and getting lost for a while." **-Tiger Lily, Whipped Cream Reviews** "Ms. Hardt creates magic..." **-The Romance Studio** "Flawlessly written, and in my o
"Styron's most impressive performance. . . . Belongs on that small shelf reserved for American masterpieces." --Washington Post Book World Winner of the 1980 National Book Award, Sophie's Choice is William Styron's classic novel of love, survival, and regret, set in Brooklyn in the wake of the Secon