{"product_id":"the-catacombs-william-demby-paperback","title":"The Catacombs -- William Demby, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAn expat in Rome makes his way as a writer in this gripping and genre-defying novel, first published in 1965 by a rediscovered great of Black American literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.\" --Ishmael Reed, author of \u003ci\u003eMumbo Jumbo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this masterpiece of metafiction set in the Rome of the tumultuous 1960s, Black American expatriate Bill Demby narrates his attempts to write a novel about his friend Doris, another Black American working as one of Elizabeth Taylor's handmaidens in the filming of \u003ci\u003eCleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e. Utterly dependent upon Doris for the development of his novel, Demby is both a participant in and observer of her life as she begins an affair with an Italian count. Demby's growing emotional and artistic involvement in the tumultuous affair of his character-friend leads him on an existential quest for the meaning of truth and fiction, both lived and created, in a world torn by the social upheaval of the early sixties.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e William Demby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.91\" H x 5.11\" L x 0.81\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9798217007332\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66568017477936,"sku":"9798217007332","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9798217007332.jpg?v=1776703180","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/the-catacombs-william-demby-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}