Name: The Ninth Configuration
SKU: 51487251
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Author: William Peter Blatty
ISBN: 9780765337306

Type

Physical Book

Author

William Peter Blatty

Publisher

Tor Books

Year

2014

Language

English

Pages

172

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.3x13.8x1.2 cm

Weight

0.15 kg.

ISBN13

9780765337306

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Ninth Configuration "

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty's The Ninth Configuration is a thought-provoking, blackly comic journey into the heart of madness--and the outer limits of belief--that served as the basis of an acclaimed film (also known as Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane). Hidden away in a brooding Gothic manor in the deep woods is Center Eighteen, a secret military rest camp currently housing twenty-seven inmates, all officers who have succumbed to a sudden outbreak of mental illness. Have the men truly lost their minds, are they only pretending to be insane to avoid combat, or is some more sinister conspiracy at work? Desperate for answers, the Pentagon has placed a brilliant Marine psychiatrist in charge of the base and its deranged occupants. A man of deep faith and compassion, Colonel Kane hopes to uncover the root of the men's bizarre obsessions. But as Center Eighteen descends into chaos, Kane finds the greatest challenge may be his own buried demons. . .

William Peter Blatty

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William Peter Blatty (1928-2017) was an American writer, screenwriter, and director, best known for his most famous work, The Exorcist (1971), a horror novel that became a literary and cinematic phenomenon. The story, which explores the theme of demonic possession and the battle between good and evil, was successfully adapted into a film in 1973, winning the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In addition to The Exorcist, Blatty wrote other novels such as The Exorcist's Curse (1973) and Son of Rosemary (1994), continuations of his most iconic works

His style is characterized by mixing elements of psychological horror with philosophical and spiritual questions. Throughout his career, Blatty received multiple accolades, including the Horror Critics Award, but his most enduring legacy remains the work The Exorcist.

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