Cool Hand Luke
of Donn Pearce
Description
"An impressive novel . . . the most brutal and authentic account of a road gang that we have had." âNew York TimesOut of his experiences working on a chain gang, Donn Pearce created Cool Hand Luke, the larger-than-life war heroâGood Guy Number Oneâturned 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 gluttonyâhe bets Society Red, a college man from Boston, that he can eat fifty eggsâand 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.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304 pages
- Publisher Da Capo Press
- Publication Date August 18th 1999
- First Publication 11/06/65
- Language English
- ISBN 9781560252283
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Florida (United States)']
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