Set This House On Fire

Set This House on Fire (1980) by William Styron — Corgi Books edition

Murder, madness, and moral decay – William Styron doesn’t hold back in this brooding literary thriller set under the sweltering Italian sun. Set This House on Fire follows the aftermath of a suspicious death, unspooling through booze-soaked memories, soul-searching flashbacks, and characters who are equal parts haunted and horrible. It’s dense, intense, and occasionally pretentious – just the way we like it.

This Corgi paperback may be a little yellowed, slightly battered, and smells like the ’80s (in a good way), but it’s all there. If you enjoy slow-burning existential guilt, tangled friendships, and the kind of novel that dares to take itself seriously, Styron’s got your number.

Another forgotten gem from the Crappy Old Books vault – dog-eared but dangerous.

Wel read.

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