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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100449216020
ISBN-139780449216026
eBay Product ID (ePID)123042719
Product Key Features
Publication Year1988
TopicLiterary, Historical
Book TitleWelcome to Hard Times
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-Classifiable, Fiction
AuthorE. L. Doctorow
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Weight3.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisHard Times is the name of a town in the barren hills of the Dakota Territory. To this town there comes one day one of the reckless sociopaths who wander the West to kill and rape and pillage. By the time he is through and has ridden off, Hard Times is a smoking ruin. The de facto mayor, Blue, takes in two survivors of the carnagea boy, Jimmy, and a prostitute, Molly, who has suffered unspeakablyand makes them his provisional family. Blue begins to rebuild Hard Times, welcoming new settlers, while Molly waits with vengeance in her heart for the return of the outlaw. Here is E. L. Doctorow's debut novel, a searing allegory of frontier life that sets the stage for his subsequent classics. "A forceful, credible story of cowardice and evil." The Washington Post "We are caught up with these people as real human beings." Chicago Sun-Times "Dramatic and exciting." The New York Times "Terse and powerful." Newsweek "A taut, bloodthirsty read." The Times Literary Supplement "A superb piece of fiction." The New Republic From the Trade Paperback edition.
