The Complete Western Stories by Elmore Leonard - ISBN: 9780753822906
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Dust, desperados, and dreams: Explore Leonard’s wild West origins.

The Complete Western Stories

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  • Paperback

    544 pages

  • Release Date

    30 September 2007

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Summary

In 1950, fresh out of college and keen to make his name as a writer, Elmore Leonard decided he needed to pick a market, a big one, which would give him a better chance to be published while he learned to write. In choosing between crime and Westerns, the latter had an irresistible pull - Leonard loved movies set in the West. As he researched deeper into settings, Arizona in the 1880s captured his imagination: the Spanish influence, the stand-offs and shoot-outs between Apache Indians and the …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780753822906
ISBN-10:0753822903
Author:Elmore Leonard
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:544
Release Date:30 September 2007
Weight:702g
Dimensions:234mm x 155mm x 34mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

This could well be one of the best value-for-money books you’ll ever try to close a suitcase on

Beautiful examples of the genre… A rare treat

The greatest crime writer who ever lived - Dennis Lehane

Leonard is one of the great originals - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Like all great Western-writers, he is quick on the draw … this man knows how to write - TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

A superb craftsman … his writing is pure pleasure - LOS ANGELES TIMES

Leonard has penned some of the best Western fiction ever - USA TODAY

About The Author

Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard was born in New Orleans on 11 October 1925. He wrote forty-five books during his phenomenal career, including the bestsellers Mr Paradise, Tishomingo Blues, Be Cool and The Hot Kid. Many have been made into successful movies, including Get Shorty with John Travolta, Out of Sight with George Clooney and Rum Punch, which became Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. He is the recipient of the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award and the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award. He died on 20 August 2013 in Detroit.

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