Nightwood

Nightwood
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New Directions
Publication Date
September 26, 2006
Format
Trade Paperback / Unabridged
Pages
208
ISBN-13
978-0-81-121671-5

In the shadowy cafés, hotels, and streets of Paris and Europe between the wars, a group of restless expatriates search for love, meaning, and belonging. At the center of their lives is the enigmatic Robin Vote, a woman whose beauty and unpredictability leave a lasting mark on everyone she encounters. Among those drawn into her orbit is Nora Flood, whose deep and passionate devotion becomes increasingly tested by Robin's elusive nature.

As relationships unravel and longing gives way to obsession, the characters struggle with desire, loneliness, identity, and the search for connection in a world that often feels alienating and unstable. Richly atmospheric and psychologically complex, Nightwood is a haunting modernist novel that explores the depths of love, loss, and human yearning through some of the most memorable characters in twentieth-century literature.
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Edition Info
Publisher / Imprint
New Directions
Publication Date
September 26, 2006
Format
Trade Paperback / Unabridged
Pages
208
ISBN-13
978-0-81-121671-5
Trade Paperback
Unabridged
Publication Date: September 26, 2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-81-121671-5