Roughneck
Language: English
American Autobiographical fiction Biography & Autobiography Crime Depressions Depressions - Fiction Fiction Fiction - Authorship - Fiction General Hard-Boiled Historical Humorous stories Literary Mystery & Detective Nebraska Nebraska - Fiction Novelists Novelists - Fiction Young men Young men - Fiction
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: Feb 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.