Roughneck
by:
Jim Thompson (author)
Incorrigible author Jim Thompson retraces his wild swath across America during the great Depression and World War II. Whether he's getting drunk in a funeral home or drafting a manuscript with the help of a big-hearted prostitute, Thompson is a mesmerizing guide to hard times--his country's and...
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Incorrigible author Jim Thompson retraces his wild swath across America during the great Depression and World War II. Whether he's getting drunk in a funeral home or drafting a manuscript with the help of a big-hearted prostitute, Thompson is a mesmerizing guide to hard times--his country's and his own.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780375700330 (0375700331)
Publish date: May 26th 1998
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Literature,
Juvenile,
American,
Literary Fiction,
Mystery,
Detective,
War,
Military,
Contemporary,
Modern,
Suspense,
Hard Boiled
Reviewed in conjunction with La DouleurSometimes you read a book that makes you feel ashamed of your life, every time you thought you were unlucky or that you deserve more or that you should get more. Whatever you have suffered, however genuine it be, suddenly becomes as nothing, its place clearly f...
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