Sophie's Choice (Paperback, New ed)

In this extraordinary novel, Stingo, an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner, takes us back to the summer of 1947 and a boarding hou se in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There he meets Nathan, a fiery Jewish i ntellectual; and Sophie, a beautiful and fragile Polish Catholic. Stin go is drawn into the heart of their passionate and destructive relatio nship as witness, confidant and supplicant. Ultimately, he arrives at the dark core of Sophie's past: her memories of pre-war Poland, the co ncentration camp and - the essence of her terrible secret - her choice .