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Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-101560252286
ISBN-139781560252283
eBay Product ID (ePID)516480
Product Key Features
Book TitleCool Hand Luke : a Novel
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicCrime, General, Action & Adventure, Media Tie-In
GenreFiction
AuthorDonn Pearce
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-055509
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
Synopsis"An impressive novel . . . the most brutal and authentic account of a road gang that we have had."-- New York Times Out of his experiences working on a chain gang, Donn Pearce created Cool Hand Luke, the larger-than-life war hero--Good Guy Number One--turned drunkard, vandal, and convict. A blasphemer and "pretty evil feller" who "could work the hardest, eat the mostest, and tell the biggest lies." Luke's outsized feats of gambling and gluttony--he bets Society Red, a college man from Boston, that he can eat fifty eggs--and his harrowing escapes and recaptures are recounted by Dragline, who followed Luke in his last, fatal escape attempt and who basks in Luke's reflected glory. To the convicts left behind on the chain gang, Luke has become the hope of freedom and defiance that they dare not act upon themselves. Luke's refusal to "git his mind right" and submit to the sadistic discipline of the Walking Boss becomes part of their mythology of survival., Out of his experiences working on a chain gang, Donn Pearce created Cool Hand Luke, war hero turned "pretty evil feller," whose refusal to "git his mind right" becomes part of his fellow convicts' mythology of survival., This "impressive" novel is the basis of the classic Paul Newman movie ( New York Times ). Out of his experiences working on a chain gang, Donn Pearce created Cool Hand Luke, the larger-than-life war hero--Good Guy Number One--turned drunkard, vandal, and convict. A blasphemer and "pretty evil feller" who "could work the hardest, eat the mostest, and tell the biggest lies." Luke's outsized feats of gambling and gluttony--he bets Society Red, a college man from Boston, that he can eat fifty eggs--and his harrowing escapes and recaptures are recounted by Dragline, who followed Luke in his last, fatal escape attempt and who basks in Luke's reflected glory. To the convicts left behind on the chain gang, Luke has become the hope of freedom and defiance that they dare not act upon themselves. Luke's refusal to "git his mind right" and submit to the sadistic discipline of the Walking Boss becomes part of their mythology of survival.
LC Classification NumberPS3566.E18C6 1999
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- 06. Feb. 2019
The book v the movies? This Is for You!
This message is for Readers. You have seen the movie, liked it, but not yet read the book? If you are a reader, go for the book. At the same time, the video is also recommended.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 17. Jan. 2023
Says it all .
I could not put this fine novel down . Read it in 3 days and I am not a fast reader. Compelling but way more violent than the movie ...Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Mai. 2024
Gift for a friend enjoys the book
Gift for a friend enjoys the bookBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
