Lie down in Darkness
About this book
The story is set out in the south. The Loftis family members are waiting for the coffin of their daughter Peyton. The novel goes back in time through flashbacks and recollections uncovering truths and events leading to Peyton's suicide. Lie Down In Darkness is a post-modernist novel, a post-war account of the human state, an age of alienation, decay and meaninglessness. Neither society nor family nor religion nor emancipation nor ethics are able to save Peyton from an inevitable death.
Reader Profile
3.6/5 · 60 readers · 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Lie down in Darkness?
About ≈ 7 h 24 m — 400 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Lie down in Darkness?
400 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Lie down in Darkness?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is Lie down in Darkness in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Lie down in Darkness?
William Styron (1925–2006).