US: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publis, 1994. Paperback. Fair. A new trade paperback edition of McCullers' second novel, REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE, immortalized by the 1967 film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, and John Houston. Set on a Southern army base in the 1930s, REFLEC TIONS tells the story of Captain Penderton, a bisexual whose life is upset by the arrival of Major Langdon, a charming womanizer who has an affair wit h Penderton's tempestuous and flirtatious wife, Leonora. Upon the novel's p ublication in 1941, reviewers were unsure of what to make of its relatively scandalous subject matter. But a critic for Time Magazine wrote, "In almos t any hands, such material would yield a rank fruitcake of mere arty melodr ama. But Carson McCullers tells her tale with simplicity, insight, and a ra re gift of phrase." Written during a time when McCullers's own marriage to Reeves was on the brink of collapse, her second novel deals with her tradem ark themes of alienation and unfulfilled loves.

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A new trade paperback edition of McCullers' second novel, REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE, immortalized by the 1967 film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, and John Houston. Set on a Southern army base in the 1930s, REFLECTIONS tells the story of Captain Penderton, a bisexual whose life is upset by the arrival of Major Langdon, a charming womanizer who has an affair with Penderton's tempestuous and flirtatious wife, Leonora. Upon the novel's publication in 1941, reviewers were unsure of what to make of its relatively scandalous subject matter. But a critic for Time Magazine wrote, "In almost any hands, such material would yield a rank fruitcake of mere arty melodrama. But Carson McCullers tells her tale with simplicity, insight, and a rare gift of phrase." Written during a time when McCullers's own marriage to Reeves was on the brink of collapse, her second novel deals with her trademark themes of alienation and unfulfilled loves.

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Bookseller: Infinity Books Japan (JP)
Bookseller's Inventory #: RWARE0000057076
Title: Reflections in a Golden Eye
Author: MCCULLERS, CARSON
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0553569686
ISBN 13: 9780553569681
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publis
Place of Publication: US
Date Published: 1994

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