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    The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard
    The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard
    The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard
    Audiobook (abridged)6 hours

    The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

    Written by Elmore Leonard

    Narrated by Henry Rollins, David Strathairn, Tom Wopat and William Atherton

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    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. 

    The New York Times best-selling 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.


    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateNov 2, 2004
    ISBN9780060817985
    The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard
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    Elmore Leonard

    Elmore Leonard, geboren 1925 in New Orleans, begann Ende der sechziger Jahre mit dem Schreiben und verfasste in seiner beispiellosen Karriere über vierzig Bücher, von denen viele sehr erfolgreich verfilmt wurden, darunter Schnappt Shorty mit John Travolta und Danny DeVito. Zahlreiche seiner Bücher gelten als moderne Klassiker. Für das Genre eher untypisch: In Leonards Krimis stehen selten Polizisten oder Privatdetektive im Mittelpunkt des Geschehens, auch die eigentliche Ermittlungsarbeit interessierte ihn kaum. Vielmehr sind es der schnoddrige Ton und die liebevoll gezeichneten Figuren, die den Reiz seiner Romane ausmachen. Elmore Leonard starb 2013 in Detroit.

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      An endlessly enjoyable collection of Leonard's
      Western tales, most of them written in the 1950s. With the exception of the very oldest stories - a bit stilted and boyish, maybe - and the last two - a bit cynical and meandering, perhaps - these are pulp entertainment at its best. Leonard is a passionate writer with a great ear, so even though you're reading cowboy adventures, basically, the writing is never even remotely dull or unconvincing. And during its high points, the book is downright morally instructive.