William Styron's "Sophie's Choice": Crime and Self-Punishment (Challenging the Literary Canon)

Defends Styron's best-selling novel against its critics, placing it in a noble literary tradition that challenges America's innocence and lack of involvement in the world. Compares his treatment of evil to Melville's and Camus's. Includes a foreword by, and interview with Styron. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.