Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition for ISBN-13: 9780141187945.
Jean-Baptiste Clarence - refined, handsome, forty, a former successful lawyer - is in turmoil. Over several drunken nights he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. He talks of his sexual conquests, his debauchery, his love of drinking, dancing, Parisian nights and the Aegean sea, and, ultimately, his self-loathing.
The Fall is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has lost his innocence and glimpsed the emptiness of his life, yet is happy to die.
Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition for ISBN-13: 9780141187945.
Jean-Baptiste Clarence - refined, handsome, forty, a former successful lawyer - is in turmoil. Over several drunken nights he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. He talks of his sexual conquests, his debauchery, his love of drinking, dancing, Parisian nights and the Aegean sea, and, ultimately, his self-loathing.
The Fall is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has lost his innocence and glimpsed the emptiness of his life, yet is happy to die.