{"product_id":"the-intruder-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","title":"The Intruder (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Beaumont\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoger Corman\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Supreme Court has ordered an end to racially segregated schools, and folks in the predominantly white Southern town of Caxton are prepared grudgingly to comply with the ruling. At least until Adam Cramer, a handsome and smooth-talking young man, arrives in town and begins to make incendiary speeches and stoke the flames of racial prejudice. But Cramer is not what he seems. Who is he really, and what is the sinister truth behind his agenda? As tensions build and violence flares, it all leads to an explosive and disturbing conclusion  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As compelling and relevant today as when first published, Charles Beaumont's \u003ci\u003eThe Intruder\u003c\/i\u003e (1959) has lost none of its power to shock, and modern readers will find Cramer's bigoted rhetoric eerily familiar in light of today's civil rights debates. Beaumont (1929-1967), better known for his \u003ci\u003eTwilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e scripts and his weird and brilliant short fiction, earned widespread acclaim for this novel, which was adapted for a controversial 1962 film by director Roger Corman, who contributes a new introduction to this edition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An excellent novel that makes the skin crawl with fear and anticipation ... Recommended.\" - \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Lean, muscular prose ... a plot that moves from crisis to crisis with ominous terror ... memorably convincing.\" - \u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Tautly and even excitingly written ... the situations do not develop so much as explode.\" - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53398630662509,"sku":"9781941147856","price":41.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/RDlNbHdZMGxwSU1DaXRQTlprK0JWUT09.webp?v=1780402408","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-intruder-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}