Nocturnes for the King of Naples
| Author | Edmund White |
|---|---|
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Publication place | US |
| ISBN | 0-312-57653-6 |
Nocturnes for the King of Naples is a 1978 novel by Edmund White. The novel is written as a series of letters addressed to a nameless former lover of the anonymous narrator.
The cover of the first paperback edition was illustrated by Mel Odom. It was Odom's first illustration for a book. The original drawing, titled 'Smoke', appeared at auction in June 2019 at Sotheby's for an estimate of $4,000 - $6,000.
White included an excerpt from W. B. Yeats's poem 'Meditations in Times of Civil War' before the first chapter.