Roughneck
Language: English
American American Mystery & Suspense Fiction Authorship Autobiographical fiction Autobiography Biography Biography & Autobiography Depressions Depressions - Fiction Fiction Fiction - Authorship - Fiction General General & Literary Fiction Hard-Boiled Historical Historical - U.S. History Humorous Stories Juvenile Fiction Literary Literary Criticism Military Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Modern fiction Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective - General Nebraska Nebraska - Fiction Novelists Novelists - Fiction World War II Young Men Young men - Fiction
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: Jun 15, 1998
Description:
SUMMARY: Incorrigible author Jim Thompson retraces his wild swath across America during the great Depression and World War II. Whether he's getting drunk in a funeral home or drafting a manuscript with the help of a big-hearted prostitute, Thompson is a mesmerizing guide to hard times--his country's and his own.