Clockers : Movie Tie in - Softcover

Price, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380720817 ISBN 13: 9780380720811

Publisher: Avon Books, 1993

Synopsis

In the dark depths of a New Jersey city, a burnt-out homicide detective obsessed with justice chases a street-smart teenaged "clocker" through the streets of hell. By the author of The Wanderers. Reprint.

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Review:

"Triumphant . . . An outstanding accomplishment.""--The Philadelphia Inquirer"

"A huge, ambitious novel about cops, kids, and cocaine . . . Price pressure-cooks the city down to its dense, searing essentials."--"The Village Voice"

"Page after page explodes with a prose as vivid as kinetic art."--"Chicago"" Tribune"

"Price displays a near-perfect ear for street language. . . . He gets so deep under the skin of both the cops and the clockers that it's hard to believe he himself has never been either."--"People"

"A classic . . . A powerful book."--"Newsweek"

"Triumphant . . . An outstanding accomplishment.""--The Philadelphia Inquirer"

"A huge, ambitious novel about cops, kids, and cocaine . . . Price pressure-cooks the city down to its dense, searing essentials."--"The Village Voice"

"Page after page explodes with a prose as vivid as kinetic art."--"Chicago"" Tribune"

"Price displays a near-perfect ear for street language. . . . He gets so deep under the skin of both the cops and the clockers that it's hard to believe he himself has never been either."--"People"

"A classic . . . A powerful book."--"Newsweek"

Triumphant . . . An outstanding accomplishment. "The Philadelphia Inquirer"

A huge, ambitious novel about cops, kids, and cocaine . . . Price pressure-cooks the city down to its dense, searing essentials. "The Village Voice"

Page after page explodes with a prose as vivid as kinetic art. "Chicago Tribune"

Price displays a near-perfect ear for street language. . . . He gets so deep under the skin of both the cops and the clockers that it's hard to believe he himself has never been either. "People"

A classic . . . A powerful book. "Newsweek""

Triumphant . . . An outstanding accomplishment. The Philadelphia Inquirer

A huge, ambitious novel about cops, kids, and cocaine . . . Price pressure-cooks the city down to its dense, searing essentials. The Village Voice

Page after page explodes with a prose as vivid as kinetic art. Chicago Tribune

Price displays a near-perfect ear for street language. . . . He gets so deep under the skin of both the cops and the clockers that it's hard to believe he himself has never been either. People

A classic . . . A powerful book. Newsweek

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"Triumphant . . . An outstanding accomplishment." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

"A huge, ambitious novel about cops, kids, and cocaine . . . Price pressure-cooks the city down to its dense, searing essentials." --The Village Voice

"Page after page explodes with a prose as vivid as kinetic art." --Chicago Tribune

"Price displays a near-perfect ear for street language. . . . He gets so deep under the skin of both the cops and the clockers that it's hard to believe he himself has never been either." --People

"A classic . . . A powerful book." --Newsweek

About the Author:

Richard Price is the author of seven novels, including Lush Life, Clockers, Freedomland, and Samaritan. He wrote the screenplays for the films Sea of Love, Ransom, and The Color of Money, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He won the 2007 Edgar Award for Best TV writing as a co-writer for the HBO series The Wire. Price was also awarded a Literature Award from The American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon Books
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0380720817
• ISBN 13: 9780380720811
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback