Bloodbrothers - Hardcover

Price, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0354041401 ISBN 13: 9780354041409

Publisher: TBS The Book Service Ltd, 1977

Synopsis

Stony DeCoco is 18 and the son of a pugnacious construction worker who expects his son to follow in his footsteps. But Stony is determined to break loose from this belligerent life despite opposition from everyone else in his family.

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Review:

The 20th Century has seen the American Dream go from a national institution to a tarnished falsehood, exposed for what it is--a dream. In the trail of every success lay a thousand failures, providing a fertile breeding ground for powerful stories--psychologically raw and merciless in their depiction. Richard Price has been forceful presence within this "urban genre", having written six novels, including Clockers and venturing in to Hollywood, putting his distinct style in to such films as Sea of Love and Ransom. This 1976 work is a brutal evocation of working class family life in Seventies New York, seen through the eyes of Stony de Coco. Aged 18 and stifled by the rigid expectations of his construction worker father, Stony is caught between his violent, belligerent family and his vaunted dream of working with children. Price's talent lies in his depiction of dichotomised characters: Stony, both the innovative storyteller and thug; his father, devoted family man but fascistic matriarch; his Uncle Chubby, decency obscured by weakness. Every character garners sympathy, yet their hateful actions cast dark shadows, never failing to shock. A dark, unforgiving atmosphere, relentless pace and sharp dialogue bring superb cohesion to a classic piece of urban realism. -- Danny Graydon

Review:

"Richard Price is the greatest writer of dialogue, living or dead, this country has ever produced."--Dennis Lehane
"For all of its surface violence, blunt language and brute realism, "Bloodbrothers "is a most subtle book."--"The Washington Post Book World"

"The action is so psychologically 'true' that reading about these Co-op City brawlers is like being only an uppercut away from them."--"The New York Times"

"Exuberant, vigorous, tough . . . dramatizes so well the awful power of family."--"The Atlantic Monthly"

"Richard Price is the greatest writer of dialogue, living or dead, this country has ever produced."--Dennis Lehane

"For all of its surface violence, blunt language and brute realism, "Bloodbrothers "is a most subtle book. A sharp portrait of coming-of-age, in sorrow and in strength."--"The Washington Post Book World
"

"Cannot be forgotten by anyone who reads it, and it is not to be missed."--"Chicago Tribune
"

"The action is so psychologically 'true' that reading about these Co-op City brawlers is like being only an uppercut away from them."--"The New York Times
"

"Few contemporary writers have a clearer eye than Price or so effortlessly capture the nuances of speech and movement peculiar to urban man."--"Chicago Sun-Times"

"Exuberant, vigorous, tough . . . dramatizes so well the awful power of family."--"The Atlantic Monthly"

"Richard Price is the greatest writer of dialogue, living or dead, this country has ever produced."--Dennis Lehane

"For all of its surface violence, blunt language and brute realism, "Bloodbrothers "is a most subtle book. A sharp portrait of coming-of-age, in sorrow and in strength."--"The Washington Post Book World
"

"Cannot be forgotten by anyone who reads it, and it is not to be missed."--"Chicago Tribune
"

"The action is so psychologically 'true' that reading about these Co-op City brawlers is like being only an uppercut away from them."--"The New York Times
"

"Few contemporary writers have a clearer eye than Price or so effortlessly capture the nuances of speech and movement peculiar to urban man."--"Chicago Sun-Times"

Exuberant, vigorous, tough . . . dramatizes so well the awful power of family. "The Atlantic Monthly"

Richard Price is the greatest writer of dialogue, living or dead, this country has ever produced. "Dennis Lehane"

For all of its surface violence, blunt language and brute realism, "Bloodbrothers "is a most subtle book. A sharp portrait of coming-of-age, in sorrow and in strength. "The Washington Post Book World"

Cannot be forgotten by anyone who reads it, and it is not to be missed. "Chicago Tribune"

The action is so psychologically 'true' that reading about these Co-op City brawlers is like being only an uppercut away from them. "The New York Times"

Few contemporary writers have a clearer eye than Price or so effortlessly capture the nuances of speech and movement peculiar to urban man. "Chicago Sun-Times""

"Exuberant, vigorous, tough . . . dramatizes so well the awful power of family." --The Atlantic Monthly

"Richard Price is the greatest writer of dialogue, living or dead, this country has ever produced." --Dennis Lehane

"For all of its surface violence, blunt language and brute realism, Bloodbrothers is a most subtle book. A sharp portrait of coming-of-age, in sorrow and in strength." --The Washington Post Book World

"Cannot be forgotten by anyone who reads it, and it is not to be missed." --Chicago Tribune

"The action is so psychologically 'true' that reading about these Co-op City brawlers is like being only an uppercut away from them." --The New York Times

"Few contemporary writers have a clearer eye than Price or so effortlessly capture the nuances of speech and movement peculiar to urban man." --Chicago Sun-Times

-Exuberant, vigorous, tough . . . dramatizes so well the awful power of family.- --The Atlantic Monthly

-Richard Price is the greatest writer of dialogue, living or dead, this country has ever produced.- --Dennis Lehane

-For all of its surface violence, blunt language and brute realism, Bloodbrothers is a most subtle book. A sharp portrait of coming-of-age, in sorrow and in strength.- --The Washington Post Book World

-Cannot be forgotten by anyone who reads it, and it is not to be missed.- --Chicago Tribune

-The action is so psychologically 'true' that reading about these Co-op City brawlers is like being only an uppercut away from them.- --The New York Times

-Few contemporary writers have a clearer eye than Price or so effortlessly capture the nuances of speech and movement peculiar to urban man.- --Chicago Sun-Times

About this edition

• Publisher: TBS The Book Service Ltd
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0354041401
• ISBN 13: 9780354041409
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288