Hard rain falling

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A hardboiled novel about life in the American underground, from the pool halls of Portland to the cells of San Quentin. Simply one of the finest books ever written about being down on your luck.

Don Carpenter's Hard Rain Falling is a tough-as-nails account of being down and out, but never down for good'a Dostoyevskian tale of crime, punishment, and the pursuit of an ever-elusive redemption. The novel follows the adventures of Jack Levitt, an orphaned teenager living off his wits in the fleabag hotels and seedy pool halls of Portland, Oregon. Jack befriends Billy Lancing, a young black runaway and pool hustler extraordinaire. A heist gone wrong gets Jack sent to reform school, from which he emerges embittered by abuse and solitary con&7;nement. In the meantime Billy has joined the middle class'married, fathered a son, acquired a business and a mistress. But neither Jack nor Billy can escape their troubled pasts, and they will meet again in San Quentin before their strange double drama comes to a violent and revelatory end.

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Taal: en

Uitvoering: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 08 september 2009

Aantal pagina's: 308

Kaarten inbegrepen: Nee

Illustraties: Nee

Eerste Vertaler: George Pelecanos

Originele titel: Hard Rain Falling

Hoofdauteur: Don Carpenter

Tweede Auteur: R. Price

Co Auteur: G. Pelecanos

Hoofduitgeverij: New York Review Of Books

Fabrikantgegevens: De informatie van de fabrikant is momenteel niet beschikbaar.

AI-gegenereerd: Nee

Editie: Main

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Kookboek: Nee

Product breedte: 127 mm

Product hoogte: 25 mm

Product lengte: 210 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 128 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 22 mm

Verpakking lengte: 201 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 334 g

EAN: 9781590173244

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