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All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
"All the King's Men" is considered the finest novel ever written on American politics. Set in the 1930s, this book traces the rise and fall of Willie Stark, who resembles the real-life Huey "Kingfish" Long of Louisiana. Stark begins his political career as an idealistic man of the people but soon become ...Show more
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
Category: Fiction | Series: Harvest Book Ser.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this classic book is generally regarded as the finest novel ever written on american politics. It describes the career of Willie Stark, a back-country lawyer whose idealism is overcome by his lust for power. New Foreword by Joseph Blotner for this fiftieth anniversary editi ...Show more
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
Category: Fiction
Young, passionate and determined, Willie Stark begins his political life as an idealistic man of the people, compelled by a desire to transform America. But when he is betrayed while running for governor in the Deep South's Mason County, he soon realises that pure ideals are worth very little in the pol ...Show more
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
Category: Fiction
Robert Penn Warren's masterpiece has been restored by literary scholar Noel Polk, to present the novel as it was originally written, revealing even greater complexity and subtlety of character. It traces the rise and fall of demagogue Willie Talos, a fictional politician who resembles the real life Huey ...Show more
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