Roughneck
Autobiographical fiction Biography & Autobiography Depressions Depressions - Fiction Fiction Fiction - Authorship - Fiction General Hard-Boiled Historical Humorous Stories Literary Mystery & Detective Nebraska Nebraska - Fiction Novelists Novelists - Fiction Novelists; American Young men Young men - Fiction
Published: Nov 7, 2010
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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.