
The Public Burning
532
Total Points
#521
- Pages
- 544
- Genres
- Politics American Historical Fiction
A controversial best-seller in 1977, The Public Burning has since emerged as one of the most influential novels of our time. The first major work of contemporary fiction ever to use living historical figures as characters, the novel reimagines the three fateful days in 1953 that culminated with the execution of alleged atomic spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Vice-President Richard Nixon - the...
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Sep 9th, 2023
Tough read…what an imagination..