Evening In Byzantium

Description for EVENING IN BYZANTIUM by Irwin Shaw:

Jesse Craig read the interviewer's first question and stopped. It was a simple one. "Why are you in Cannes?" Well, he thought, that's a good beginning. And a good end. He went over to the desk and sat down and pulled out a sheet of paper and a pen. "Why am I in Cannes?" He wrote slowly. He hesitated. Then, without really thinking of what he was doing or writing, he wrote, almost automatically, " I am in Cannes to save my life."

Jesse Craig is the unforgettable hero of Irwin Shaw's magnificent new novel. A film producer of great quality, Craig is at the crossroads of his life. With Craig, and his dazzling, tumultuous world, Shaw has created his finest novel.