Cool Hand Luke: Introduction by Antonia Quirke
$34.48
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
21 September 2011
Summary
Written using Donn Pearce’s own experiences of working on a Florida chain gang, Cool Hand Luke is the classic tale of a quiet hero who refused to conform. Forced into a chain gang after a controversial career in the army, Lucas Jackson’s outsized feats range from bizarre acts of gluttony and gambling - betting a fellow inmate he can eat 50 eggs - to harrowing escape attempts. Luke’s acts of defiance and his refusal to ‘git his mind right’ soon make him a legend among his fellow convi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780333816 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780333811 |
| Author: | Donn Pearce |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Corsair |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 21 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 190g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 132mm x 18mm |
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The most brutal and authentic account of a road gang that we have
The most brutal and authentic account of a road gang that we have - New York Times
Reveals the author’s extraordinary gift for rhythmic prose, tragic drama, and realism made larger than life - Publisher’s WeeklyCool Hand Luke is a classic tale of a hero refusing to toe the line. - Daily ExpressAbout The Author
Donn Pearce
Don Pearce has been a machinist’s helper, a merchant marine, a safecracker and a convict. Cool Hand Luke was written using his own experiences of working on a Florida chain gang. It was famously filmed in 1967 by Stuart Rosenberg, the year after its initial publication, starring Paul Newman. The screenplay, scripted by Pearce himself, was nominated for an Academy Award. He subsequently wrote three other novels, Pier Head Jump, Dying in the Sun and Nobody Comes Back. He now works as a private investigator in Florida.
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