When I said that Warren depicts politics as we hope it might be, it is this wrenching moral paradox that I had in mind. Cass and his brother were on the side of the Confederacy in the civil war, but where Gilbert, the elder brother, is a conscienceless slave-owner, driven by his desire for wealth and power, Cass is a man who may be flawed in more ways than one, but has a strong moral compass. This novel does trace the rise of a political boss, his reign in office, and his death, but it also does much more than that. Yes, the corruption which has always mired American democracy is brilliantly dissected, and the theme is as relevant today as it was at the time of writing.

To ensure all information is accurate and of value to you, we’ve designed a production system and a content review process that keeps this content close to the source and as factual as possible. Hoping you’re enjoying the break, eating some chocolate and teasing Tommy and Tuppence with the wrappers while reading for fun – not feeling as if you have to review. You might like The Moviegoer by Walker Percy, which has a similar feel although the subject is totally different.Warren brilliantly portrays the transformation of Willie from naive lawyer to a ruthless political machine who employs blackmail, bribery, and bullying to secure his power and propel his ambitions. We’ll see how the already cynical Jack found himself fascinated by the naive idealism of Willie, and that allows us to understand how, through all the years and despite all the corruption, Jack still sees Willie as a man who genuinely wants to improve the lives of his people.

On the left is the second issue jacket where the Sinclair Lewis review was moved to the back flap and replaced by six new reviews - by Joseph Henry Jackson, Diana Trilling, Harry Hansen, Orville Prescott, Paul Engle, and W. He is best known for his novel "All the King's Men," which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1947.Stark steals Burden’s desired woman and sets in motion a complicated plot that makes Burden the instrument of a man he discovers only too late to be his own father. His narrative is propelled in part by a fascination with the mystery of Stark's larger-than-life character, and equally by his struggle to discover some underlying principle to make sense of all that has happened. All the King’s Men is one of American literature’s definitive political novels, as well as a profound study of human fallibility in politics. All the King's Men, therefore, is not just the story of Willie Stark, with Jack Burden only one of the supporting cast. Hahaha, what with Trump, Brexit and the ongoing threat of another Scottish independence referendum, mu opinion of politicians and people in power generally is at rock bottom!