Sway

Three dramatic and emblematic stories intertwine in Zachary Lazar's extraordinary novel, Sway -- the early days of the Rolling Stones, including the romantic triangle of Brian Jones, Anita Pallenberg, and Keith Richards; the life of avant-garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger; and the community of Charles Manson and his followers. Lazar illuminates an hour in American history when rapture found its roots in idolatrous figures and led to unprovoked and inexplicable violence.

Connecting all the stories in this novel is Bobby Beausoleil, a beautiful California boy who appeared in an Anger film and eventually joined the Manson "family." With great artistry, Lazar weaves scenes from these real lives together into a true but heightened reality, making superstars human, giving demons reality, and restoring mythic events to the scale of daily life.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 02/10/2009
ISBN: 9780316113113
Pages: 255
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.80d
Award: Discover Great New Writers - Third Place

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 03/15/2009 pg. 20