Description
Paperback cover has some wear. Pages have yellowing and the binding is secure.
This 1960 Signet paperback edition of William Styron’s debut novel “Lie Down in Darkness” offers a glimpse into the literary genius that would later earn him a Pulitzer Prize. Published just a year after its initial release, this copy bears the marks of a well-loved book, with a worn cover and aged pages that speak to its enduring popularity. Styron’s unflinching exploration of a troubled Virginia family in the 1950s was groundbreaking for its frank depictions of sexuality, mental illness, and the lingering effects of the American South’s troubled racial history. Though the condition is well-read, collectors and readers alike will appreciate holding a piece of the novel that established Styron as a voice unafraid to confront society’s darkest corners. Its powerful prose and haunting themes cement “Lie Down in Darkness” as a 20th-century masterwork.
