Waters, Alyson
A King Alone
- ISBN 13:
- 9781681373096
- author:
- Waters, Alyson
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 182
- Dimensions:
- 20 x 13 x 1.2 centimetres (0.37
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
A King Alone by Jean Giono is an existential detective story set in a remote Alpine village. In the midst of winter, villagers begin to disappear, and the village is plunged into terror. When Langlois, a man of few words and military efficiency, arrives to investigate, he uncovers secrets that leave no one reassured. Langlois's reappearance in the village years later, tasked with guarding it from wolves, awakens old memories and troubling responses from the villagers. His regal manner and lawman's efficiency fascinate and baffle them, shaping Jean Giono's increasingly charged narrative. This novel about a tiny community at the edge of danger unfolds with an uncanny inevitability and disturbing intensity. As a metaphysical Western, A King Alone explores the darker side of human nature and the power of the unknown. With its dreamlike quality and unnerving tension, this book is a gripping and unsettling read that will stay with you long after you finish it.
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