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Scandal

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Involves a famous Catholic writer whose comfortable life is shattered when a drunken woman crashes a reception in his honor, claiming that he frequents the red-light district of Tokyo and that his portrait is exhibited in a gallery there. The result: his reputation as a writer, his marriage, and his sense of identity all are placed at risk. A psychological thriller and a literary work of art which, as it subtly peels off layers of the dark side of human nature, grips and propels the reader.

Language: English

Pages: 261

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Dodd Mead

Release: August 01, 1988

ISBN: 0396093205

ISBN 13: 9780396093206

Scandal

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Involves a famous Catholic writer whose comfortable life is shattered when a drunken woman crashes a reception in his honor, claiming that he frequents the red-light district of Tokyo and that his portrait is exhibited in a gallery there. The result: his reputation as a writer, his marriage, and his sense of identity all are placed at risk. A psychological thriller and a literary work of art which, as it subtly peels off layers of the dark side of human nature, grips and propels the reader.

Language: English

Pages: 261

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Dodd Mead

Release: August 01, 1988

ISBN: 0396093205

ISBN 13: 9780396093206

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