Play It As It Lays

This novel delves into the malaise of American life in the late 1960s, taking place in Hollywood, Las Vegas, and the desolate Mojave Desert. Through spare, blistering prose, the novel immerses the reader in a world beyond good and evil, exploring the aridity of the soul and the crisis of both protagonist and society. After more than three decades, this book remains a disturbing and riveting read, with an intensity that still startles.