A Flag for Sunrise

By Robert Stone,

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An emotional, dramatic and philosophical novel about Americans drawn into a small Central American country on the brink of revolution.

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1 author picked A Flag for Sunrise as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I think Robert Stone was one of the greatest American novelists of the recent era, a man with a profound concern for how political situations affect the individual. I love Stone’s ability to delve into complex situations.

This is fiction, unlike the last two recommendations mentioned above, and takes place in Central America during the Seventies. I love books about political situations, and I love novels set in other countries. Stone is a master of both.

He was also a humble, good man, though maybe I’m not completely objective because he provided a generous blurb for my first novel. I…

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