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OverviewThe internationally bestselling author of MYSTIC RIVER returns with a riveting new work Though best known for his hugely successful novels, Dennis Lehane is also a master of the short story. This collection, his first to be published in the UK, includes the story 'Running out of Dog' which was featured in THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2005 and THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF THE CENTURY. It also includes the full text of the acclaimed play CORONADO. Infused with the compelling narrative drive, piercing insight, and psychological drama that have made his novels bestsellers, CORONADO is sure to satisfy this acclaimed writer's devoted following while they eagerly await his next novel. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dennis LehanePublisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group) Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 10.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.165kg ISBN: 9780553818185ISBN 10: 055381818 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 10 September 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsFrom the author of Mystic River comes a tough, taut collection of short stories, each exploring big crimes in small towns...No one writes such edgy material with so much style. -- DAILY MIRROR Coronado is a collection of short stories, exquisite fragments with jagged edges and raw emotions. -- GUARDIAN Vintage Lehane, complete with the gallows humour. -- DAILY MAIL A brilliant, insightful and intriguing literary voyage. -- BOSTON HERALD His ability to create crystal clear portraits of humanity and then place them in the darker side of life is a writer's true gift' -- USA TODAY From the author of Mystic River comes a tough, taut collection of short stories, each exploring big crimes in small towns...No one writes such edgy material with so much style. -- Daily Mirror 20060908 Coronado is a collection of short stories, exquisite fragments with jagged edges and raw emotions. -- Guardian 20060923 Vintage Lehane, complete with the gallows humour. -- Daily Mail 20061020 A brilliant, insightful and intriguing literary voyage. -- Boston Herald 20060731 His ability to create crystal clear portraits of humanity and then place them in the darker side of life is a writer's true gift' -- USA Today Author InformationDennis Lehane was born and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He has written seven novels- A Drink Before the War; Darkness, Take My Hand; Sacred; Gone, Baby, Gone; Prayers for Rain; Mystic River; Shutter Island and a short story collection, Coronado. Mystic River was turned into an Oscar-nominated film, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins. Before becoming a full-time writer, Dennis Lehane worked as a counsellor with mentally handicapped and abused children, waited tables, parked cars, drove limos, worked in bookstores, and loaded tractor-trailers. His one regret is that no one ever gave him a chance to tend bar. He lives in the Boston area. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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