de Richard Matheson
|
Les détails du produit
Souhaitez-vous compléter ou améliorer les informations sur ce produit ? Ou faire modifier les images?
|
Descriptions du produit
From Publishers Weekly
In the prologue to this page-turning new novel by the author of Journal of the Gun Years , aging Texas Ranger John Benton hangs up his guns after killing a bank robber who's barely more than a child. Eight years later, in 1879, Benton has settled down as a rancher outside the town of Kellville, whose inhabitants treat him as a popular hero, a symbol of the romantic, vanishing frontier. This hero-worship turns ugly after an adolescent girl tells her fiance, Robby Coles, of her daydreams about the former lawman. Mistaking fantasy for reality, Coles attacks Benton, precipitating the events that lead to the disastrous climax implied in the title. Rumors of an affair between Benton and the girl circulate, becoming more inflated with each telling. Goaded by an imperious and manipulative father, Coles continues to challenge Benton, shattering the peace of the town and the lives of its inhabitants. Matheson tells his story in taut, cinematic style, and his characters speak in twangy period argot without sounding forced or phony. This is an absorbing parable about the terrible effects of gossip and the tragedy of a peaceable man driven to violence.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
The theme of this unusual novel of the West reads, "The wages of gossip is death." In 1871, Texas Ranger and famous gunslinger John Benton, tired of killing, puts away his guns and becomes a rancher. He is the local hero in the small town, especially for the young people. In order to make her fiance, Robby, jealous, a silly girl tells him that Benton has been bothering her. This lie starts the ball of gossip rolling, and it grows at every telling. Robby's tyrannical, brutal father forces him to "defend" the family's honor in a gunfight with Benton. In just three days, gossip leaves a trail of wrecked lives, death, and life-long remorse. By the author of Journal of the Gun Years ( LJ 11/1/91), this is a superbly written suspense story with a moral.
- Sister Avila, Acad. of the Holy Angels, Minneapolis
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Sister Avila, Acad. of the Holy Angels, Minneapolis
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Associer des mots-clés à ce produit(De quoi s'agit-il ?)Considérez votre mot-clé comme une sorte d'étiquette définissant parfaitement ce produit.
Les mots-clés aident les clients à organiser et trouver leurs articles favoris. |
L'avis des consommateurs
|
Partagez votre opinion avec les autres clients:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Commentaires client les plus utiles
Partagez votre opinion avec les autres clients: Créer votre propre commentaire
|
|
Cherchez des articles semblables par catégorie
Chercher des articles semblables par sujet
Commentaires
Souhaitez-vous compléter ou améliorer les informations sur ce produit ? Ou faire modifier les images?
Votre historique récent
(En savoir plus)|
Après avoir visualisé des pages détaillées produit ou des résultats de recherche, regardez ici pour trouver une façon simple de poursuivre votre navigation sur des pages qui vous intéressent. |
