
Lie down in Darkness
William Styron's Lie down in Darkness (1951) is a time-travel fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in Virginia and Southern States. Readers will find themes of suicide victims, young women, families and time travel.
15 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions.
It runs to roughly 400 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.
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Who wrote Lie down in Darkness?
Lie down in Darkness was written by William Styron and first published in 1951.
What genre is Lie down in Darkness?
It is usually shelved as Time Travel.
How long is Lie down in Darkness?
The median edition has 400 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
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