Hylton’s Hall of Heroes #1: Ira Levin
Ira Levin was the author of A Kiss Before Dying, Rosemary’s Baby, The Stepford Wives, The Boys From Brazil, This Perfect Day, and more. I love the careful–dare I say beautiful?–way he constructs his stories.
He’s the first inductee in Hylton’s Hall of Heroes.
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Awesome, thanks for the tip. Which of his books would you say is the most timeless?
I think Boys from Brazil is my favorite, though it's been years since I read it, so I'm not sure if it feels dated. I did re-read both Rosemary's Baby and A Kiss Before Dying fairly recently, and those both hold up wonderfully.