Cover of Lie down in Darkness

Lie down in Darkness

  • 1951 first published
  • 400 pages
  • 20 editions

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.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Suicide victims
  • Young women
  • Families
  • Time travel
  • American fiction, Fictional works by one author

Quick answers

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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