Description: Franklin Library leather edition of Robert Penn Warren's "All the King's Men," Illustrated by Jim Sharpe, a Limited edition, one of the SIGNED 60 series, Personally signed by ROBERT PENN WARREN, signature protected by onion skin tissue paper, published in 1977. Bound in hunter green leather, the book has matching moire silk end leaves, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn bind, hubbed spine, a satin book marker, gold gilding on three edge--in near FINE condition. Robert Penn Warren, who lived from 1905 – 1989, is the only person to have won Pulitzer Prizes for both fiction and poetry. "All the King's Men," first published in 1946, draws its title from the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. The novel portrays the dramatic political rise and governorship of Willie Stark, a cynical populist in the American South during the 1930s. The novel is narrated by JACK BURDEN, an idealistic political reporter who comes to work as Governor Stark's right-hand man. The title is possibly derived from the motto of LOUISIANA GOVERNOR, Huey P. Long, whose life was similar to that of Willie Stark, "Every Man a King".) The novel explores conceptions of Calvinist theology, such as original sin ("Man is conceived in sin and born in corruption, and he passeth from the stink of the dydie to the stench of the shroud," says Willie when told that no adverse information about an opponent would be likely to be found. Jack Burden's girlfriend, Anne, becomes Willie Stark's lover and her doctor brother also "sells out" to the Kingfish. "All the King's Men" is rated the 36th greatest novel of the 20th century by Modern Library, and it was chosen as one of TIME magazine's 100 best novels since 1923. 617 pages. I offer Combined shipping.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Franklin Library
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1977
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Jim Sharpe
Special Attributes: Luxury Edition
Region: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Author: Robert Penn Warren
Personalized: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Louisiana Politics: Huey P. Long
Character Family: Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana
