2.0
Chicago
Review The story moves at a careening pace... Of a piece with character studies such as E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime and John Sayles' Eight Men Out, Mamet's book does Chicago -- and organized crime -- proud. An evocative, impressive return that Mamet fans will welcome. --(Kirkus Reviews (starred review))Acclaimed playwright (Glengarry Glen Ross) and screenwriter (The Untouchables) Mamet unpacks his literary arsenal in his first novel in two decades…Mamet offers a master class on dialogue…For readers of Elmore Leonard and Dennis Lehane. --(Booklist) Product Description A big shouldered, big trouble thriller set in mobbed up 1920s Chicago -- a city where some people knew too much, and where everyone should have known better -- by the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of THE UNTOUCHABLES and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS. About the Author David Mamet is an acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, film director, and essayist whose many works include the Academy Award-nominated film Wag the Dog and the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross.
Literature & FictionUnited StatesLiteraryMystery, Thriller & SuspenseThrillers & SuspenseSuspense
RELEASED2018
PUBLISHERCustom House
LENGTH1
LANGUAGEEN
David Alan Mamet is an American author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. His works are known for their clever, terse, sometimes vulgar dialogue and arcane stylized phrasing, as well as for their exploration of masculinity. Mamet received Tony Award nominations for Glengarry Glen Ros (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988), as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross. As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet
2.0
Chicago
Review The story moves at a careening pace... Of a piece with character studies such as E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime and John Sayles' Eight Men Out, Mamet's book does Chicago -- and organized crime -- proud. An evocative, impressive return that Mamet fans will welcome. --(Kirkus Reviews (starred review))Acclaimed playwright (Glengarry Glen Ross) and screenwriter (The Untouchables) Mamet unpacks his literary arsenal in his first novel in two decades…Mamet offers a master class on dialogue…For readers of Elmore Leonard and Dennis Lehane. --(Booklist) Product Description A big shouldered, big trouble thriller set in mobbed up 1920s Chicago -- a city where some people knew too much, and where everyone should have known better -- by the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of THE UNTOUCHABLES and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS. About the Author David Mamet is an acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, film director, and essayist whose many works include the Academy Award-nominated film Wag the Dog and the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross.
Literature & FictionUnited StatesLiteraryMystery, Thriller & SuspenseThrillers & SuspenseSuspenseCrimeHistorical
RELEASED2018
PUBLISHERCustom House
LENGTH1
LANGUAGEEN
David Alan Mamet is an American author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. His works are known for their clever, terse, sometimes vulgar dialogue and arcane stylized phrasing, as well as for their exploration of masculinity. Mamet received Tony Award nominations for Glengarry Glen Ros (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988), as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross. As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet
