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The Reason Why by Ruth Rendell (1995, First Print)

An Anthology of the Murderous Mind

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Item number:310175635706
Item location:Brunswick, Maine, United States
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Author: Barbara VinePublisher: Random House Inc
ISBN-10: 0517703475Subject: True Crime
ISBN-13: 9780517703472Topic: --
Format: HardcoverLanguage: English
Publication Year: 1996Condition: Like New
Special Attributes: 1st Edition  
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A collection of passages from literature, both classic and current, all of which take murder as the subject. Edited by one of Britain's foremost living mystery writers.

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Length:244 pages
Height:9.0 in.
Width:6.0 in.
Thickness:1.2 in.
Weight:13.6 oz.

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One of the world's most acclaimed mystery writers presents a fascinating collection of writings about murder that delve into the human passions, terrors, and foibles that incite it and linger in its wake. Seeking to understand what drives people to murder, Ruth Rendell divides her gallery of murderers by their thoughts and motives: killing in the family, killing for revenge or for gain, murder driven by quilt, murder as a means of escape, as an altruistic act, or out of sheer evil, and, finally, murder for murder's sake. The pieces, ranging from poetry and prose to drama, probe into the minds of murder's sake. The pieces, ranging from poetry and prose to drama, probe into the minds of murderers across time, representing their thoughts, boasts, dreams, imaginations, remorse, and acts seen through the wondering eyes of observers. Rendell's interest in the dark side of humanity is the guiding force in her choice of writers--including Shakespeare, Sophocles, Poe, Camus, Capote, John Banville, P.D. James, Norman Mailer, and some more surprising choices, such as an extraordinary meditation on a husband's revenge by Brazilian writer Rachel de Queiroz, a treatise on the murderous mind by Sigmund Freud, Melanie Klein on the manic depressive murderer, and Tolstoy's tale of the convict Aksenof, who refuses to punish the man responsible for his incarceration. Both for the questions about human nature that it leads us to ponder and for the sheer enjoyment of fine writing, THE REASON WHY will appeal to Rendell's own fans, lovers of literature, and anyone who has ever wondered, "How could they do it?"

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Portions of this page Copyright 1995 - 2009 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
1995, stated First American Edition, First Printing, Crown Publishers, New York, 244 pages.

From the dust jacket, “One of the world’s most acclaimed mystery writers presents a fascinating collection of writings about murder that delve into the human passions, terrors, and foibles that incite it and linger in its wake. Seeking to understand what drives people to murder, Ruth Rendell divides her gallery of murderers by their thoughts and motives… The pieces, ranging from poetry and prose to drama, probe into the minds of murderers across time, representing their thoughts, boasts, dreams, imaginations, remorse, and acts seen through the wondering eyes of observers.”

Hard cover book in Fine condition, clean and tight inside with no marks. Pages are clean and crisp – like new! Gold cover with gilt titles on the black spine is sharp and clean. Dust jacket is in Fine condition with minor rubbing; price unclipped.

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