Coronado - Brossura

Lehane, Dennis

Brossura

ISBN 10: 059305752X ISBN 13: 9780593057520

Casa editrice: Bantam Press, 2006

Riassunto

Though best known for his hugely successful novels, Dennis Lehane is also a master of the short story. This collection, his first to be published in the UK, includes the story 'Running out of Dog' which was featured in THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2005 and THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF THE CENTURY. It also includes the full text of the acclaimed play CORONADO. Infused with the compelling narrative drive, piercing insight, and psychological drama that have made his novels bestsellers, CORONADO is sure to satisfy this acclaimed writer's devoted following while they eagerly await his next novel.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Dennis Lehane was born and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He has written seven novels, A DRINK BEFORE THE WAR, DARKNESS, TAKE MY HAND, SACRED, GONE BABY GONE, PRAYERS FOR RAIN, MYSTIC RIVER, SHUTTER ISLAND and a short story collection, CORONADO. MYSTIC RIVER was turned into an Oscar-nominated film, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins. Before becoming a full-time writer, Mr Lehane worked as a counsellor with mentally handicapped and abused children, waited tables, parked cars, drove limos, worked in bookstores, and loaded tractor-trailers. His one regret is that no one ever gave him a chance to tend bar. He lives in the Boston area.

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A small southern town gives birth to a dangerous man with a broken heart and a high-powered rifle A young girl, caught up in an inner-city gang war, crosses the line from victim to avenger An innocent man is hunted by government agents for an unspecified crime A boy and girl fall in love while ransacking a rich man s house during the waning days of the Vietnam War A compromised psychiatrist confronts the unstable patient he slept with A father and son wage a lethal battle of wits over the whereabouts of a stolen diamond and a missing woman. In turn suspenseful, surreal, romantic, and tragically comic, these tales journey headlong into the heart of our myths about class, gender, freedom, and regeneration through violence and reveal that the truth waiting for us there is not what we d expect. This collection includes the acclaimed play Coronado . Acclaim for DENNIS LEHANE: Boy, does he know how to write ELMORE LEONARD Superb STEPHEN KING One of the greats of crime writing GUARDIAN

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Bantam Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 059305752X
• ISBN 13: 9780593057520
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile