Diary of a Spanko-Rapist book. ePUB | 445 KB. The Diary of a Rapist is the dark and unpleasant story of Earl Summerfield, a civil servant in his twenties working as an interview officer in the State Unemployment Bureau, and his wife Bianca, a schoolteacher seven years his senior. He rapes a girl and then, without being recognized, courts her! Book: The Diary of a Rapist Author: Evan S. Connell Type of Book: Fiction, depictions of madness Why I Consider this Book Odd: Initially, the title made me suspect, but it was born out as I read this book, a graphic depiction into the the mind of a man who presumably rapes a woman yet still sees himself as potentially courting her. Directed by Giacomo Battiato. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. The story begins with the unhappy marriage of junior clerk Earl Summerfield to the much older Bianca. With Roberto Zibetti, Isabella Ferrari, Sophie Broustal, Goya Toledo. Order Now From Find a local bookstore. There are no customer reviews for this item yet. The Diary of a Rapist book. Diary of a Rapist is an extraordinary picture, at once terrifying and pitiful, of a peculiarly American creep. The Diary of a Rapist isn’t explicit at all, but just as, well, ‘harrowing’ is a pretty good word in fact. The steady succession of entries conveys a sense of frightful change gradually eating away at a person beneath his outer shell. In the mean time he tries to rape another girl. I loved the idea – the unreliable narrator, the sinister intent, the setting – but it … The Diary of a Rapist A Novel. We ship anywhere in the U.S. and orders of $75+ ship free via media mail! The story begins with the unhappy marriage of junior clerk Earl Summerfield to the much older Bianca. Connell has written one of the best novels I've ever read about fear, frustration and isolation. It is a modern "Crime and Punishment." "The Diary of a Rapist builds with considerable suspense. 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