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Moving between Honolulu, Jakarta and Saigon, against the historical backdrop of the final withdrawal from Vietnam, this novel is a bitingly funny, cumulatively devastating post-mortem of our national mores and institutions. A U.S. Senator, his wife, senatorial groupies and international arms... read more

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This is book 348 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)

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  1. Joan Didion (Author)

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