Cool Hand Luke - Softcover

Pearce, Donn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560252286 ISBN 13: 9781560252283

Publisher: Thunder Mouth Press, 1999

Synopsis

"An impressive novel . . . the most brutal and authentic account of a road gang that we have had."--New York Times

Out of his experiences working on a chain gang, Donn Pearce created Cool Hand Luke, the larger-than-life war hero--Good Guy Number One--turned drunkard, vandal, and convict. A blasphemer and "pretty evil feller" who "could work the hardest, eat the mostest, and tell the biggest lies." Luke's outsized feats of gambling and gluttony--he bets Society Red, a college man from Boston, that he can eat fifty eggs--and his harrowing escapes and recaptures are recounted by Dragline, who followed Luke in his last, fatal escape attempt and who basks in Luke's reflected glory. To the convicts left behind on the chain gang, Luke has become the hope of freedom and defiance that they dare not act upon themselves. Luke's refusal to "git his mind right" and submit to the sadistic discipline of the Walking Boss becomes part of their mythology of survival.

About this title

About the Author:

Donn Pearce is the author of the Academy Award-nominated screenplay of Cool Hand Luke. He lives in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

From Library Journal:

Pearce's 1965 novel depicts the lives of chain gang convicts with brutal honesty. The story, of course, was the basis for the film Pearce also wrote the screenplay starring Paul Newman in the lead role.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Thunder Mouth Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1560252286
• ISBN 13: 9781560252283
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 311