The Roman Spring Of Mrs Stone
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Tennessee Williams' only novel, The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone, is a haunting and sensuous work of literary fiction set against the backdrop of post-war Rome. It chronicles the twilight existence of Karen Stone, a recently widowed American actress whose fading beauty and career draw her into a dangerous liaison with a young Italian gigolo arranged by a predatory Roman countess. Williams paints a melancholy portrait of desire, loneliness, and self-destruction, suffusing the narrative with the same poetic intensity that defined his celebrated stage plays. The novella argues that the pursuit of youth and passion in the face of inevitable decline carries a devastating moral and emotional cost, culminating in one of Williams' most unsettling and unforgettable conclusions.
Author: Tennessee Williams
Format: Paperback
Published: 1957, Penguin
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Tennessee Williams' only novel, The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone, is a haunting and sensuous work of literary fiction set against the backdrop of post-war Rome. It chronicles the twilight existence of Karen Stone, a recently widowed American actress whose fading beauty and career draw her into a dangerous liaison with a young Italian gigolo arranged by a predatory Roman countess. Williams paints a melancholy portrait of desire, loneliness, and self-destruction, suffusing the narrative with the same poetic intensity that defined his celebrated stage plays. The novella argues that the pursuit of youth and passion in the face of inevitable decline carries a devastating moral and emotional cost, culminating in one of Williams' most unsettling and unforgettable conclusions.