Trail of the Apache And Other Stories

Zusatztext "Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever." Informationen zum Autor Elmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers  Raylan ,  Tishomingo Blues ,  Be Cool ,  Get Shorty , and  Rum Punch , as well as the acclaimed collection  When the Women Come Out to Dance , which was a  New York Times  Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies, including  Get Shorty  and  Out of Sight . The short story “Fire in the Hole,” and three books, including  Raylan , were the basis for the FX hit show  Justified . Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013. Klappentext Destiny, restlessness, and greed moved the white man west, into lands occupied for centuries by a proud and noble people: Arapahoe, Navajo, Apache, Sioux . The bitter misunderstandings and brutal clashes of cultures that resulted ultimately shaped the nation we know today. In seven classic western tales, the New York Times -bestselling Grand Master re-creates a world of violence, deception, vengeance, and strange beauty with the same peerless storytelling power that distinguishes his acclaimed suspense fiction. Zusammenfassung The  New York Times -bestselling Grand Master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision . . . and trust as essential to survival as it is hard-earned. Trust was rare and precious in the wide-open towns that sprung up like weeds on America's frontier—with hustlers and hucksters arriving in droves by horse, coach, wagon, and rail, and gunmen working both sides of the law, all too eager to end a man's life with a well-placed bullet. In these classic tales that span more than five decades—including the first story he ever published, “The Trail of the Apache”—Elmore Leonard once again demonstrates the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that have made him one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of our time. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elmore Leonard
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.01.2007
• EAN: 9780061121654
• ISBN: 978-0-06-112165-4
• Pagine: 208
• Dimensioni: 108 mm x 171 mm x 19 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Historical fiction, Short Stories, Romance: ‘western’, rural or ‘outback’, Sea stories, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Anthologies: general, Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Adventure fiction: Westerns, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Westerns, FICTION: Romance / Western, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Sea Stories, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, FICTION: City Life, FICTION: Historical / 20th Century / Post-World War II