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Description edit
For quite some time after the 1977 publication of The Public Burning , it was almost impossible to find a copy. The book's own publisher seemed--no, was reluctant to admit it even existed. That's because this imaginative reconstruction of the 1953 execution of Julius and Ethel... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
First Sentence edit
I was with the President at his news conference that Wednesday morning when the maverick Supreme Court Justice William Douglas dropped his bombshell in the Rosenberg case.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 100 in 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction. (authoritative list)
This is book 319 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert Coover (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1977
ISBN: 067058200X
Page Count: 534
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1977
ISBN: 067058200X
Page Count: 534
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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