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1951
LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS
William Styron
Cover of LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS

LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS

by William Styron

Bobbs-Merrill · 1951

Peak rank

#7

Weeks on list

10

Chart History

#1510151951

10 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #7

William Styron traces the betrayals and infidelities--the heritage of spite and endlessly disappointed love--that afflict the members of a Southern family and that culminate in the suicide of the beautiful Peyton Loftis.

All Appearances

9NEWSeptember 30, 1951wk 1
7↑2October 7, 1951wk 2
8↓1October 14, 1951wk 3
9↓1October 21, 1951wk 4
12↓3October 28, 1951wk 5
10↑2November 4, 1951wk 6
14↓4November 11, 1951wk 7
15↓1November 18, 1951wk 8
14↑1November 25, 1951wk 9
15↓1December 2, 1951wk 10

Details

Published
1951
Pages
410
Publisher
Bobbs-Merrill
Categories
Fiction

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