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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Inc
Publication date
November 4, 2014
Pages
274
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780812987362
ISBN-10
0812987365
Dimensions
0.50 by 4.25 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.46 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
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Moonglow | The Paperboy | Love Medicine | Brotherly Love | Paris Trout | Paper Trails | Spooner | Deadwood | Train
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
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In this striking debut from the author of the National Book Award winner Paris Trout, Pete Dexter chronicles a murder and its consequences in the fictional blue-collar Philadelphia neighborhood of Godâs Pocket.
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Leon Hubbard makes other men nervous, talking to himself or anyone who will listen about the things heâs cut with his straight razor. So when he crosses the wrong guy on a South Philly construction site and winds up with his head caved in, everyone is content to bury the bad news with the body. Everyone, that is, except Leonâs motherâand a local newspaper columnist hoping the story will resurrect his career. Only a mother could love a man like Leon. But only an outsider could expect to change anything in Godâs Pocket.
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Praise for Godâs Pocket
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âRiveting . . . a first-class first novel . . . highlighted by superior writing, dialogue that rings true, and a highly believable background.ââAssociated Press
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âGodâs Pocket sings, snarls, mugs, wisecracks, buys you a drink, steals your wallet, and takes you home to meet the folks.ââRichard Price
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âMy own favorite among Mr. Dexterâs work remains Godâs Pocket, which I continue to admire for its rich, well-nigh Dickensian mixture of verisimilitude, real-life absurdity, horror and romance.ââRobert Stone, The New York Times Book Review
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âRollicking . . . a tough Philadelphia neighborhood comes to life in these pages.ââPlayboy
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In this striking debut from the author of the National Book Award winner Paris Trout, Pete Dexter chronicles a murder and its consequences in the fictional blue-collar Philadelphia neighborhood of Godâs Pocket.
Â
Leon Hubbard makes other men nervous, talking to himself or anyone who will listen about the things heâs cut with his straight razor. So when he crosses the wrong guy on a South Philly construction site and winds up with his head caved in, everyone is content to bury the bad news with the body. Everyone, that is, except Leonâs motherâand a local newspaper columnist hoping the story will resurrect his career. Only a mother could love a man like Leon. But only an outsider could expect to change anything in Godâs Pocket.
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Praise for Godâs Pocket
Â
âRiveting . . . a first-class first novel . . . highlighted by superior writing, dialogue that rings true, and a highly believable background.ââAssociated Press
Â
âGodâs Pocket sings, snarls, mugs, wisecracks, buys you a drink, steals your wallet, and takes you home to meet the folks.ââRichard Price
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âMy own favorite among Mr. Dexterâs work remains Godâs Pocket, which I continue to admire for its rich, well-nigh Dickensian mixture of verisimilitude, real-life absurdity, horror and romance.ââRobert Stone, The New York Times Book Review
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âRollicking . . . a tough Philadelphia neighborhood comes to life in these pages.ââPlayboy
Editions
Hardcover
from Random House Inc (March 1, 1984)
9780394530574 | details & prices | List price $14.95
About: When Leon Hubbard provokes his own murder on a construction site, his fellow workers agree to call his death an accident
About: When Leon Hubbard provokes his own murder on a construction site, his fellow workers agree to call his death an accident
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Random House Inc (November 4, 2014)
9780812987362 | details & prices | 274 pages | 4.25 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.46 lbs | List price $16.00
About: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Â In this striking debut from the author of the National Book Award winner Paris Trout, Pete Dexter chronicles a murder and its consequences in the fictional blue-collar Philadelphia neighborhood of Godâs Pocket.
About: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Â In this striking debut from the author of the National Book Award winner Paris Trout, Pete Dexter chronicles a murder and its consequences in the fictional blue-collar Philadelphia neighborhood of Godâs Pocket.
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (February 1, 1995)
9780140246278 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $12.95
Reissue edition from Grand Central Pub (March 1, 1990)
9780446391405 | details & prices | List price $8.95
About: With the hard-hitting style of newspaper writers Jimmy Breslin, Mike Royko, and George Higgins, Pete Dexter captures in striking detail a fictional blue-collar Philadelphia neighborhood.
About: With the hard-hitting style of newspaper writers Jimmy Breslin, Mike Royko, and George Higgins, Pete Dexter captures in striking detail a fictional blue-collar Philadelphia neighborhood.
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