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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 Camuss The Stranger with the universe of international playboys, violence, and murder of Patricia Highsmiths The Talented Mr. Ripley. Jonathan Whalens life has been determined from the start by the immense fortune of his father, a steel tycoon. Whalens 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, Whalens embrace of amoral thrill accelerates toward ultimate fulfillment. Now in a Grove Press paperback, Kosinskis classic, acclaimed as an impressive novel ... it should confirm Jerzy Kosinkis position as one of our most significant writers -- Newsweek Savage ... Whalen is a foolproof, timeless American character. -- Mary Ellin Barrett, Cosmopolitan