The conversion

Joseph Olshan

Original title: The Conversion

first published 2008 St. Martin's Press, 2008 hardcover 288 pages

One night, two men waving guns and knives break and enter their Paris hotel room, terrorizing Russell and his much older companion, a famous American poet named Edward Cannon. The intruders, not finding what they seemingly expected, leave without further incident. But the baffling, traumatic events overwhelm Cannon who dies in his sleep later that night. Now Russell is left to ponder the meaning of the attack, what t...

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Conversion edition · 2013 · Arcadia Books Limited · 9781909807198
The Conversion paperback · 2009 · St. Martin's Griffin · 304 pages · 9780312565565
Conversion edition · 2009 · Arcadia Books Limited · 9781906413132
The conversion paperback · 2008 · Arcadia · 199 pages · 9781905147984
The Conversion hardcover · 2008 · St. Martin's Press · 288 pages · 9780312373917

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