Owning Up: From the writer/producer on The Wire, The Deuce and We Own This City

Description: Owning Up by George Pelecanos Four blistering novellas, drawn together by themes of strife, violence, and humanity, from esteemed crime fiction writer George Pelecanos FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Perhaps the greatest living American crime writer Stephen KingAfter the Carusos family home is destroyed by police with a no-knock warrant, the family struggle to return to normal. Two former inmates reunite on a TV set. Theyre both back on the straight and narrow ... until one sees the potential for an easy grift. A teenage boy must step into the man hed like to be as a hostage crisis grips his hometown. A woman adrift meets a man tied to her grandmothers past, and awakens to the bloody history of the place she grew up. Pelecanos portraits are characterized by shades of grey, resisting the mold of heroes and villains, victims and perpetrators, good and evil. At once streetwise and full of heart, Owning Up grapples with random chance, the bind of consequence, and the forked paths a life can take.****Praise for George Pelecanos:Triple-distilled excellence. Pelecanos is the undisputed poet laureate of Americas most secret city. Not just recommended: this is essential reading. LEE CHILDEvery time I read one of George Pelecanoss novels Im left a little awed and a little envious. The guys a national treasure. DENNIS LEHANEPelecanos is a powerful writer - he deserves to be listed among the best. OBSERVERGold-standard character-driven crime writing that few will ever match. FTGeorge Pelecanos writes hard-boiled fiction with heart. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Author Biography George Pelecanos was born in Washington, D.C. in 1957. He worked as a line cook, dishwasher, bartender, and womans shoe salesman before publishing his first novel in 1992. Pelecanos is the author of twenty books set in and around Washington, D.C. He is an award-winning essayist who has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker and numerous other publications. Esquire magazine called him "the poet laureate of the D.C. crime world." In Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King wrote that Pelecanos is "perhaps the greatest living American crime writer." Pelecanos was a producer, writer, and story editor for the acclaimed HBO dramatic series, The Wire, winner of the Peabody Award, the AFI Award, and the Edgar. He was nominated for an Emmy for his writing on that show. He was a writer and co-producer on the World War II miniseries The Pacific, produced by Steven Spielberg, and most recently worked as a writer and Executive Producer on the HBO series Treme. Pelecanos lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. Details ISBN1398721182 Author George Pelecanos Pages 240 Publisher Orion Publishing Co Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781398721180 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-02-08 Imprint Orion Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General UK Release Date 2024-02-08 NZ Release Date 2024-02-12 AU Release Date 2024-02-12 Subtitle From the writer/producer on The Wire, The Deuce and We Own This City ISBN-10 1398721182 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158353965;

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