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Portrait of a Young Man Drowning: A Novel

by Charles Perry · 1962

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Set in the world of Brooklyn gangsters and juvenile delinquents, Portrait of a Young Man Drowningreveals a character caught in a whirlpool of street crime and Oedipal passion, driven by circumstances beyond his control into acts of self-destruction and twisted sexuality.

Genre
crimecrimeMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of this
Mood
darkdarkMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 336 pages

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