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A short, suspenseful crime novel full of witty dialogue and characters who speak like real people, not Hollywood gangsters. It's also the first major appearance of Raylan Givens (later the main character of the series Justified).
The novel is set during the French Revolution, more precisely during the Jacobin reign of terror, in the years after the execution of King Louis XVI, while Queen Marie Antoinette was imprisoned in the Temple prison.
The Pillar of Salt (1953) is a semi-biographical novel that follows the life of a young Tunisian Jew between the two world wars. Set in colonial Tunisia, the novel explores themes of identity, alienation, and cultural conflict, reflecting Memmi's own expe