All the King's Men
by Robert Penn Warren
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Author: Robert Penn WarrenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 1996-09-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 672
Publisher: Harvest Books
Book Reviews of All the King's Men
Book Review: It is a book about love
Summary: 5 Stars
I read the reviews and agree with them all. They summarize the story, they praise it (for some it's the best novel they have ever read but I'd hate to forget "East of Eden"), and they analyze Jack Burden. I think there is another dimension, though, one that is not mentioned. I found it to be a love story where a young man (Jack) meets a girl (Ann Stanton), man loses girl because he himself is lost in his quest for self discovery, man finds and redeems himself and in the end man and woman live happily ever after.
I certainly did enjoy the trip Warren took us on during Jack's journey. After reading the novel and feasting on his writing I can see why he was selected the nation's first poet laureate.
Summary of All the King's Men
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this classic book is generally regarded as the finest novel ever written on american politics. It describes the career of Willie Stark, a back-country lawyer whose idealism is overcome by his lust for power. New Foreword by Joseph Blotner for this fiftieth anniversary edition.
This landmark book is a loosely fictionalized account of Governor Huey Long of Louisiana, one of the nation's most astounding politicians. All the King's Men tells the story of Willie Stark, a southern-fried politician who builds support by appealing to the common man and playing dirty politics with the best of the back-room deal-makers. Though Stark quickly sheds his idealism, his right-hand man, Jack Burden -- who narrates the story -- retains it and proves to be a thorn in the new governor's side. Stark becomes a successful leader, but at a very high price, one that eventually costs him his life. The award-winning book is a play of politics, society and personal affairs, all wrapped in the cloak of history.
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