Being Cool: The Work of Elmore Leonard
by Charles J Rzepka
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 142141015X
- ISBN 13
- 9781421410159
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Brown cloth hardecover boards with gilt lettering on spine. Hardcover is as new, no condition issues.
DJ has original price; and also is as new, no condition issues.
This work by Charles J. Rzepka is an exciting in-depth look into the life and work of the man who defined "cool" for crime fiction, Elmore leonard. Widely known as the crime fiction writer whose work led to films such as "Get Shorty" and "Out of Sight", elmore Leonard had a special knack for creating "cool" characters. In this book, Charles Rzepka looks at what makes the dope-dealers, bookies, grifters, financial advisors, talent agents, shady attorneys, hookers, models, and crooked cops of Leonard's world cool.
Rzepka delineates the stages and patterns that characterize Leonard's creative evolution; forging an individual writing style immediately recognizable for its voice and rhythm.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01-12-2024-01
- Title
- Being Cool: The Work of Elmore Leonard
- Author
- Charles J Rzepka
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 142141015X
- ISBN 13
- 9781421410159
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 225
- Size
- 9 3/16" x 6 1/8"
- Keywords
- Non fiction, Narrative, creative process
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