Ever since A Hall of Mirrors depicted the wild side of New Orleans in the 1960s, Robert Stone (1937-2015) has situated novels where America has shattered and the action is at a pitch.
The clash of religions.
Outerbridge Reach depicted how existential angst can lead to a longing for heroic transcendence.
Children of Light exposed the crass values of Hollywood.
A Flag for Sunrise captured revolutionary discontent in Central America.
In Dog Soldiers, he covered the Vietnam War and drug smuggling.
Ever since A Hall of Mirrors depicted the wild side of New Orleans in the 1960s, Robert Stone (1937-2015) has situated novels where America has shattered and the action is at a pitch