Rum punch is a 1992 novel written by elmore leonard. As with other elmore leonard books, this one is a very easy read with no filler. Dec 10, 2015 the author of get shorty, elmore leonard writes of a world that is alltooreal, too frighteningly formidable. Supporting actor in 1997 for quentin tarantinos jackie brown, which he. His 30th book, rum punch, adapted into a film by quentin tarantino, has been released recently as a reprint and deserves a fresh look. In novels like get shorty, rum punch and out of sight, leonard has established himself as a master stylist, and while his characters may be lowlifes, his books are received and admired in the highest circles. Notably inspired by higginss the friends of eddie coyle, 1972, leonard was an adept dialogue writer and master of the tight scene. In fact, people magazine calls it, leonards best work. He began his careers in the 1950s writing pulp westerns, but was not widely known until the publication of his 1985 book glitz. Rum punch elmore leonard ebook harpercollins publishers. Rum punch by elmore leonard read online on bookmate. Jan 27, 2012 elmore leonard is regarded as the greatest american crime writer, surpassing even raymond chandler.
The trouble is, its stuck in the bahamas, and slick, middleaged gun. Aug 23, 20 elmore leonard is wellknown for his crimeridden mysteries, and deservedly so. Elmore leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers raylan, tishomingo blues, be cool, get shorty, and rum punch, as well as the acclaimed collection when the women come out to dance, which was a new york times notable book. His father worked as an executive for general motors corporation, and from 1927 to 1934, leonard, his parents and older sister, margaret, moved several times to dallas, oklahoma city and memphis before finally settling in detroit in 1934. You get someone to do elmore leonard because they love elmore leonard. Below, weve pulled together some of the essential elmore leonard reads, for the newly initiated or for the authors fans who want to relive the stories that won him the the national book foundations medal for distinguished contribution to american letters and the praise of best crime writer in america from newsweek. Hombre, leonard s fifth novel, received heaps of praise when it was published in 1961, and is now considered a classic of the western genre. So after seeing jackie brown on the big screen, i was really wanting to talk about it, and decided to just dive into rum punch, the novel it was based off, and talk about both of them. Aug 23, 20 why these 10 books are the best elmore leonard wrote. I had seen jackie brown, the movie adapted from this book, several times before finally reading rum punch. This book, like all of leonard s work was a page turner. Title rum punch book also available in format docx and mobi. The author is very effective at changing perspective and producing convincing internal voices for the assortment of characters, but the reader has.
Elmore leonard s plots are always simple and compete and his characters are always three dimensional. Elmore leonard s rum punch which was the basis of quentin tarantinos jackie brown is a pageturner in the truest sense of the word its hard to put down. Elmore leonard is regarded as the greatest american crime writer, surpassing even raymond chandler. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Uploaded by booksalecataloger1 on september 27, 2011. The appealing and utterly amoral ordell involves an unreliable ex con pal, a crew of jackboys and his three womensweet young sheronda. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 304 pages and is available in paperback format. Many of his books have been made into movies, including get shorty, out of sight, and rum punch, which became quentin tarantinos. Elmores legacy lives on, and the memory of his life is survived by five children, grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. In fact, people magazine calls it, leonard s best work. Ordell robbie makes a fine living selling illegal highpowered weaponry. Leonard s story of a notaltogetherblameless flight attendant on the run from her vicious gunrunning sometime employer who sees her as a troublesome loose end, rum punch is the king daddy of crime writers seattle times at his sharpest and most ingeniously entertaining. In swag, he takes us down the streets of summertime detroit where life is not so sweet unless youre handy at crime. The appealing and utterly amoral ordell involves an unreliable excon pal, a crew of jackboys and his three womensweet young sheronda. The film stayed somewhat true to the volatile plot of the novel, but you know what they say. Starring george clooney and jennifer lopez as opposites who attract, steven soderberghs 1998 adaptation is all about timedoing time, running out of time, and, in its ingeniously constructed love scene, momentarily stopping time. Leonard s story of a notaltogetherblameless flight attendant on the run from her vicious gunrunning sometime employer who sees her as a troublesome loose end, rum punch is the king daddy of. The appealing and utterly amoral ordell involves an unreliable excon pal, a crew of. Why these 10 books are the best elmore leonard wrote.
Most of the story is set in west palm beach, florida. Like a pulled punch, the authors latest evocation of lives on the periphery has a somewhat restrained quality, although the characters here, especially the women, are vintage leonard get shorty. Publication date 1998 topics illegal arms transfers, illegal arms transfers. Rum punch 2004 read online free book by elmore leonard.
Originally published as rum punch elmore leonard published by dell publishing a division of bantam doubleday dell publis. Sep 28, 1999 leonard s hustle has always been writing not the easiest way to make a living, granted, but a mostly honest one. Rum punch is classic elmore leonardthe electrifying thriller that served as the basis for the acclaimed film jackie brown by director quentin tarantino, starring pam grier. Some of his best known books include get shorty, out of sight, and rum punch. To open one of his novels is to be plunged at once into an arena of crisscrossing voices.
Few writers are as alive to the sound of human speech as elmore leonard. Elmore leonard s novel rum punch 1992 tells a tangled tale of crime, violence and doublecrossing written in a punchy style with sharp dialogue. Shop amongst our popular books, including 174, pronto, gunsights and forty lashes less one and more from elmore leonard. Elmore leonard ordell whitebread robbie makes a fine living selling illegal highpowered weaponry to the wrong people. The library of america presents the definitive edition of an american master of crime fiction. In get shorty, a miami loan shark with an idea for a movie finds a way to break into hollywood as a producer, the perfect setup for elmore leonards brilliantly satiric take on an industry he knew well. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the title rum punch book, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Elmore leonard was born in new orleans, louisiana, october 11, 1925. This acclaimed book by elmore leonard is available at in several formats for your ereader. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rum punch.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. His family settled in detroit in 1934 when elmore was 9. The definitive edition of an american master of crime fiction culminates with four modern classics. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Download title rum punch book ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Much more subdued film for tarantino, but jackie brown is one. Leonard s has crafted a novel with his usual ear for fantastic and witty dialogue and fast, descriptive and fluent prose. The complete western stories of elmore leonard free pdf. Oct, 2009 leonards story of a notaltogetherblameless flight attendant on the run from her vicious gunrunning sometime employer who sees her as a troublesome loose end, rum punch is the king daddy of crime writers seattle times at his sharpest and most ingeniously entertaining. Elmore leonard books list of books by author elmore leonard. If it sounds like writing, says elmore leonard, i rewrite it. Rum punch is a fastpaced, welldrawn story that brings together old crooks and makes new ones. Leonards story of a notaltogetherblameless flight attendant on the run from her vicious gunrunning sometime employer who sees her as a troublesome loose end, rum punch is the king daddy of crime writers seattle times at his sharpest and most ingeniously entertaining. Why these 10 books are the best elmore leonard wrote the.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Rum punch is classic elmore leonardthe electrifying thriller that served as the basis for the acclaimed film jackie brown by director quentin tarantino, starring pam grier, robert deniro, and samuel l. Jackie brown directed as well as adapted from the novel rum punch by elmore leonard by quentin tarantino, jackie brown is a 1997 crime thriller starring. The complete western stories of elmore leonard by elmore leonard pdf free download ebook.
But the man also wrote westerns like he was the bastard son of charles portis and sergio leone. Better known as novelist and screenwriter elmore leonard, he joined the navy after graduating from high school and served in the south pacific. Among his bestknown works are get shorty, out of sight, hombre, mr. Jackie burke couriers ordells profits from freeport to miami. Elmore leonard books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Majestyk, and rum punch adapted as the film jackie brown. Detroit ap elmore leonard, the beloved crime novelist whose acclaimed bestsellers and the movies made from them chronicled the violent deaths of many a thug and con man, has died. The first edition of the novel was published in 1992, and was written by elmore leonard. Rum punch is classic elmore leonard the electrifying thriller that served as the basis for the acclaimed film jackie brown by director quentin tarantino, starring pam. Among his bestknown works are get shorty, out of sight, swag, hombre, mr. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were westerns, but leonard went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures. What makes out of sight the best film version of an elmore leonard novel. Elmore leonard 192520 was an american author and screenwriter of westerns, thrillers, and crime novels. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time.
But it is time to drop the qualification of genre, argues philip hensher. Returning from service, he enrolled in the university of detroit and worked as an advertising copywriter. Aug 20, 20 bestselling author elmore leonard died at the age of 87. One of the coolest things about elmore leonards crime fiction is that he didnt get to it until he was close to 50 years old and had been a professional writer for more than 20. The plot is confusing to follow at first, but it works out. Having somehow missed it among all the elmore leonard i had read, having also solid reason to believe it would lie neglected on the shelf where i found it, i decided to give it a new home. Product title elmore leonard classic 3book collection ebook. Elmore leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers raylan, tishomingo blues, be cool, get shorty, and rum punch, as well as the acclaimed collection when the women come out to dance, which was a new york t. Heres a friday five of books and movies by elmore leonard available from our collections.
A character so outrageous he could only have come from the ingenious imagination of elmore leonard, lewd, lecherous. Despite knowing the story, leonard s writing style and the heist plot kept me captivated the whole way through. Rum punch isbn 9780062119827 pdf epub elmore leonard. There is a line in an elmore leonard novel, rum punch, which was turned into the hollywood film. Rum punch by elmore leonard overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Rum punch is classic elmore leonardthe electrifying thriller that served as the basis for the acclaimed film jackie brown by director quentin tarantino, starring. Elmore leonard s masterpiece, rum punch, was the inspiration for the tarantino cinematic classic, jackie brown, but the original name of the leonard heroine is jackie burke. The enduring appeal of elmore leonard and deputy us marshal raylan givens. His three heroes boast an expertise in things illegal.
Many of his books and stories have been adapted for film and television. And one written by the wonderful elmore leonard, who i have read a tragically small amount of work. His funeral service was held at holy name church in birmingham, michigan. Detroit free pressrum punch is classic elmore leonard the electrifying thriller that served as the basis, isbn 9780062119827. Rum punch, straight up several years ago, when quentin tarantino made elmore leonard s rum punch into a film called jackie brown, it captured almost none of the books genius. But as serge and his burnout buddy coleman go stormchasing, bodies begin turning up at a disturbing rate, even by florida standards.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Elmore leonard sketches an amusing series of characters who spring to life off the page with vivid and incisive dialogue. Returning from service, he enrolled in the university of detroit and worked as an. Like a pulled punch, the authors latest evocation of lives on the periphery has a. Our friends at harpercollins have made the entire story, fire in the hole available to read online. The complete western stories of elmore leonard by elmore leonard in doc, fb3, rtf download e book. Aug 23, 20 but enough eulogizing, elmore leonard s words speak for themselves. Chances offered, taken and passed up are the leitmotif in leonard s latest bittersweet evocation of petty criminals on the periphery, a fiveweek pw bestseller and a bomc featured alternate selection. Dec 02, 2004 i loved the movie, get jackie brown, but unsurprisingly, the book, rum punch was better.
Elmore leonard october 11, 1925 is probably one of the key icons among american novelists and screenwriters. I loved the movie, get jackie brown, but unsurprisingly, the book, rum punch was better. His characters talk, and rarely stop talking, for every imaginable reason. October 11, 1925 august 20, 20 was an american novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Id wager dutch wouldve wanted it that way anyway, and im sure that ive probably already broken enough of his rules for writing in this blog post.
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