false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166928514m/18463.jpg 18463 10 <div>A searing novel from a writer of international stature, The Devil Tree is a tale that combines the existential emptiness of Camus's The Stranger with the universe of international playboys, violence, and murder of Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley. Jonathan Whalen's life has been determined from the start by the immense fortune of his father, a steel tycoon. Whalen's childlike delight in power and status mask a greater need, a desire to feel life intensely, through drugs, violence, sex, and attempts at meaningful connection with other people -- whether lovers or the memory of his dead parents. But the physical is all that feels real to him, and as he embarks on a journey to Africa with his godparents, Whalen's embrace of amoral thrill accelerates toward ultimate fulfillment. Now in a Grove Press paperback, Kosinski's classic, acclaimed as "an impressive novel ... it should confirm Jerzy Kosinki's position as one of our most significant writers" -- Newsweek "Savage ... [Whalen is] a foolproof, timeless American character." -- Mary Ellin Barrett, Cosmopolitan</div> 19870 book 1973 The Devil Tree total:153|5:26|4:50|3:54|2:18|1:5| 153 533 206 13 4 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 04:33:23 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 13:46:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sun Dec 16 09:37:44 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 09:50:15 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 08:37:19 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 05:18:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 06:34:09 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 06:35:52 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed May 23 09:09:31 -0700 2007 Wed May 23 09:14:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 03 17:58:46 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 17:58:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 true false Sat Apr 14 11:33:42 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 14 11:36:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 10:25:59 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 17:45:35 -0800 2008 On the Road, you will probably like this too. more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Aug 02 11:57:11 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 11:58:18 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 16 17:08:23 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 25 13:08:13 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Oct 26 15:08:32 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 15:11:29 -0700 2007 3 0 true false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 14:48:52 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 24 20:44:03 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 03 18:05:26 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 18:05:26 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Nov 27 00:23:46 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:23:46 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Nov 26 18:14:56 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 18:14:56 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 09:41:14 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 09:41:14 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 17:16:26 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 17:16:31 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Nov 10 11:32:10 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 11:32:10 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 28 19:32:28 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 19:32:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 21 04:03:06 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 04:03:09 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=18463