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ISBN: 0802139655 (ISBN13: 9780802139658)
Edition Language: English

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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

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Title:The Devil Tree
Author:Jerzy Kosiński
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Deluxe Edition
Pages:Pages: 224 pages
Published:June 26th 2003 by Grove Press (first published January 1st 1973)
Categories:Fiction. European Literature. Polish Literature

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Jonathan Whalen is the heir to a vast American industrial fortune. He has enough money to live as a traveling trust fund baby, taking on the persona of wherever he goes (hippie in a commune, playboy in Manhattan, drug addict in a drug den). You follow his aimless wanderings and realize he is looking for the same thing all the other spoiled rich kids you know are looking for: roots.

Kosinski is one of those authors that easily flew under my radar for a long time. DFW mentioned him as being one of the most powerful authors of contemporary fiction, so I naturally was skeptical upon reading "Steps." I've been nothing but impressed by his use and control of language, his broken-up plot lines, a characters of such immense depth that they tell us something about ourselves through their actions. It's sort of a commentary which happens behind the scenes, without having to be yelled



Money can't buy happiness, is an old trite saying. Some believe it and some dont.The Devil Tree by Jerzy Kosiński is a rather biased and speculative contemplation on the theme of riches.Nowadays I see Jerzy Kosiński as a kind of timeserver and his novels are like the old yellowed amateurish photographs they are curious but do not touch. The recent Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists over twenty thousand specialized professions in America; being a millionaire is not one of them.Our culture

quick read, interesting style, as always dark, yet also humorous

Whalen, a man who lives off a large inheritance, has everything he wants. Still, he is plagued with unhappiness. His adventures take him on travels throughout Asia and Africa, but return him to Manhattan. His problems include drugs and women whom he can't understand. He attends an encounter group with members who don't know why a man who has everything could possibly have problems. Kosinski writes the novel in short sections filled with exciting verbs, but few adjectives. Many of the less

What can I say Kosinski, is a fantastic author that all avid reader must check out! This was another bizarre tale that puts you into the shoes of a young nobody who inherits a fortune. This was a very easy read that was quite relaxing and very enjoyable.