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Lionel Walk, better known as Train, is ayoung black caddy at an elite Los Angeles golf course, where he comes to know a police detective he calls "The Mile-Away Man". Keeping his head down, he navigates his way between the careless brutality of the other caddies.
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Extraordinary.... This masterful book is such a formidable achievement, it creates its own frame of reference. Other writers must now be measured against Pete Dexter. " San Francisco Chronicle"
Dexter is a superb writer. . . . The narrative flows and weaves, dips and dances like a boxer in a championship bout. "The " "Oregonian"
Spectacular, explosive...Mythic, comic and tragic, Train yields a treasure trove of harsh human wisdom. " St. Louis Post-Dispatch
" With an exhilarating crime novel that mixes race, sex, murder and yes, golf Pete Dexter hits a hole in one. --"Newsweek
"
A beautiful, stomach-churning novel, full of graphic descriptions and brutal plot turns. . . . Dexter's dark, hypnotic writing is in top form. " The Plain Dealer
""Riveting. . . . Brilliantly observed and psychologically incisive. . . . Confirms Dexter's place as the most lapidary American prose stylist since Hemingway." --"The Philadelphia Inquirer
"
Chilling. . . . Haunting. . . . Dexter s writing is a living thing. "--USA Today
"
"Dexter gets violence on paper with a harsh precision, and the pages turn with a potboiler's fleetness. When the final boom rumbles, readers are likely to be up well past their bedtimes." --"The New York Times Book Review
"
"Disturbingly magnificent. . . . As brutal as anything James Ellroy has rolled out. . . . Dexter crawls inside his characters to peel back the darkest ids." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"Memorable. . . . Stylish and sinewy. . . . Dexter is an irresistibly fluid and engaging writer." --"Newsday
"
The strength of the novel lies far beyond its noirish setting or graphic plot twists. It is rather in Dexter's assured and direct handling of the ever-tangled subject of how ordinary people try to ford the nation's racial divide in pursuit of, or in flight from, deeper human truths. "--Washington Post Book World"
"Utterly gripping. . . . A superbly written book. . . . Illuminated by vivid flashes of humor and humanity. . . . Cunningly structured for maximum impact." --"The Economist
"
"Taut, tight and unrelenting, this is Dexter's best novel since his National Book Award-winning Paris Trout. . . . . It's mean, tough, tender, and emotionally, and conceptually, highly charged." --"Houston Chronicle
"
Visceral, like a punch to the gut. . . . A gutty, gritty gem of a novel. . . . Dexter masterfully builds the suspense and each unwholesome character bounces off the other as the novel wends toward denouement. . . . This is Dexter in top noir form, as only he can pull it off. --"The Denver Post"
"Exquisite, painful. . . . He's the Faulkner of our time; just when you've passed judgment on a character, Dexter pulls the rug out from under you. . . . . You think you understand fear and race? Read "Train."" --"Los Angeles Times
"
Brilliant. . . . A strange and riveting book. "--San Jose Mercury News
"
"Engrossing. . . . It's easy to get lost in Dexter's beautifully constructed sentences. Their attention to detail, their careful rhythms and brutal observations make Train satisfying to read. . . . It revels in its hardboiled dialogue and Chandleresque cadences, its sudden violence and cheeky humor." --"Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"
"Extreme noir. . . . Dexter's prose is muscular, dead-pan, hard-boiled." --"Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"
"Don't expect some triumph-of-the-underdog sports story. . . . Dexter's vision of golf as a stark, brutal confrontation-with-self is unlike anything depicted on a sports page. . . . In his lean, powerful style, [he] digs into the complex dangers of race and love. And anyone who expects Dexter to keep it simple might as well tell the cat not to eat the birds." --"The Miami Herald
"
"Takes the reader on a mesmerizing ride aboard a fast-moving "Train."" --"The Orlando Sentinel
"
"Dexter's novels . . . tend to inhabit thriller country, but their dark lyricism and an inspired disregard for traditional plot carry them beyond this generic territory. . . . Dexter's skill resides in keeping an atmosphere of menace close to the surface at all times, so that violent collision of the worlds surrounding Packard seems inevitable." --"The New Yorker
"
"Compelling. . . . Raw. . . . "Train" is the work of an American master at the top of his game." --"Elle" (Reader's Prize)
"Powerful. . . . In Packard, Dexter has created a flawed tough-guy hero, 'the kind of man who would hurt you'--yet one who transcends the hard-boiled-thriller model with his uncommon sensitivity to others' emotions and a self-awareness that his romantic idealism will probably lead to his own ruin. Grade: A." --"Entertainment Weekly"
"Dexter is a skilled writer who knows how to set the scene." --"Pittsburg Post-Gazette
"
"Its period [are] details searing, its shifts of mood as remorseless as the Santa Ana wind." --"Daily News"
"Quick-witted, muscular and to the point. . . . The characters are tough, the words tougher." --"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"
"Superb. . . . Taut. . . . Rich in imagery." --"People"
"Intense and moving. . . . Dexter shows the light in the human soul mostly by contrasting it with the dark. . . . [Train] contains plenty of scenes of brutality and violence, but also passages of beauty and tenderness and clarity." --"Philadelphia Magazine
"
"Pete Dexter fans, rejoice: The wait is over. . . . He writes with an accuracy and power that leave you wishing the book were longer." --"The Dallas Morning News
""
"Extraordinary.... This masterful book is such a formidable achievement, it creates its own frame of reference. Other writers must now be measured against Pete Dexter." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Dexter is a superb writer. . . . The narrative flows and weaves, dips and dances like a boxer in a championship bout." -- The Oregonian "Spectacular, explosive...Mythic, comic and tragic, Train yields a treasure trove of harsh human wisdom." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"With an exhilarating crime novel that mixes race, sex, murder-and yes, golf-Pete Dexter hits a hole in one." --Newsweek
"A beautiful, stomach-churning novel, full of graphic descriptions and brutal plot turns. . . . Dexter's dark, hypnotic writing is in top form." -- The Plain Dealer "Riveting. . . . Brilliantly observed and psychologically incisive. . . . Confirms Dexter's place as the most lapidary American prose stylist since Hemingway." --The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Chilling. . . . Haunting. . . . Dexter's writing is a living thing." --USA Today
"Dexter gets violence on paper with a harsh precision, and the pages turn with a potboiler's fleetness. When the final boom rumbles, readers are likely to be up well past their bedtimes." --The New York Times Book Review
"Disturbingly magnificent. . . . As brutal as anything James Ellroy has rolled out. . . . Dexter crawls inside his characters to peel back the darkest ids." --Los Angeles Times Book Review "Memorable. . . . Stylish and sinewy. . . . Dexter is an irresistibly fluid and engaging writer." --Newsday
"The strength of the novel lies far beyond its noirish setting or graphic plot twists. It is rather in Dexter's assured and direct handling of the ever-tangled subject of how ordinary people try to ford the nation's racial divide in pursuit of, or in flight from, deeper human truths." --Washington Post Book World "Utterly gripping. . . . A superbly written book. . . . Illuminated by vivid flashes of humor and humanity. . . . Cunningly structured for maximum impact." --The Economist
"Taut, tight and unrelenting, this is Dexter's best novel since his National Book Award-winning Paris Trout. . . . . It's mean, tough, tender, and emotionally, and conceptually, highly charged." --Houston Chronicle
"Visceral, like a punch to the gut. . . . A gutty, gritty gem of a novel. . . . Dexter masterfully builds the suspense and each unwholesome character bounces off the other as the novel wends toward denouement. . . . This is Dexter in top noir form, as only he can pull it off." --The Denver Post "Exquisite, painful. . . . He's the Faulkner of our time; just when you've passed judgment on a character, Dexter pulls the rug out from under you. . . . . You think you understand fear and race? Read Train." --Los Angeles Times
"Brilliant. . . . A strange and riveting book." --San Jose Mercury News
"Engrossing. . . . It's easy to get lost in Dexter's beautifully constructed sentences. Their attention to detail, their careful rhythms and brutal observations make Train satisfying to read. . . . It revels in its hardboiled dialogue and Chandleresque cadences, its sudden violence and cheeky humor." --Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Extreme noir. . . . Dexter's prose is muscular, dead-pan, hard-boiled." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Don't expect some triumph-of-the-underdog sports story. . . . Dexter's vision of golf as a stark, brutal confrontation-with-self is unlike anything depicted on a sports page. . . . In his lean, powerful style, [he] digs into the complex dangers of race and love. And anyone who expects Dexter to keep it simple might as well tell the cat not to eat the birds." --The Miami Herald
"Takes the reader on a mesmerizing ride aboard a fast-moving Train." --The Orlando Sentinel
"Dexter's novels . . . tend to inhabit thriller country, but their dark lyricism and an inspired disregard for traditional plot carry them beyond this generic territory. . . . Dexter's skill resides in keeping an atmosphere of menace close to the surface at all times, so that violent collision of the worlds surrounding Packard seems inevitable." --The New Yorker
"Compelling. . . . Raw. . . . Train is the work of an American master at the top of his game." --Elle (Reader's Prize) "Powerful. . . . In Packard, Dexter has created a flawed tough-guy hero, 'the kind of man who would hurt you'--yet one who transcends the hard-boiled-thriller model with his uncommon sensitivity to others' emotions and a self-awareness that his romantic idealism will probably lead to his own ruin. Grade: A." --Entertainment Weekly "Dexter is a skilled writer who knows how to set the scene." --Pittsburg Post-Gazette
"Its period [are] details searing, its shifts of mood as remorseless as the Santa Ana wind." --Daily News "Quick-witted, muscular and to the point. . . . The characters are tough, the words tougher." --The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Superb. . . . Taut. . . . Rich in imagery." --People "Intense and moving. . . . Dexter shows the light in the human soul mostly by contrasting it with the dark. . . . [Train] contains plenty of scenes of brutality and violence, but also passages of beauty and tenderness and clarity." --Philadelphia Magazine
"Pete Dexter fans, rejoice: The wait is over. . . . He writes with an accuracy and power that leave you wishing the book were longer." --The Dallas Morning News
From the Publisher:
Dexter is a superb writer. . . . The narrative flows and weaves, dips and dances like a boxer in a championship bout. "The " "Oregonian"
Spectacular, explosive...Mythic, comic and tragic, Train yields a treasure trove of harsh human wisdom. " St. Louis Post-Dispatch
" With an exhilarating crime novel that mixes race, sex, murder and yes, golf Pete Dexter hits a hole in one. --"Newsweek
"
A beautiful, stomach-churning novel, full of graphic descriptions and brutal plot turns. . . . Dexter's dark, hypnotic writing is in top form. " The Plain Dealer
""Riveting. . . . Brilliantly observed and psychologically incisive. . . . Confirms Dexter's place as the most lapidary American prose stylist since Hemingway." --"The Philadelphia Inquirer
"
Chilling. . . . Haunting. . . . Dexter s writing is a living thing. "--USA Today
"
"Dexter gets violence on paper with a harsh precision, and the pages turn with a potboiler's fleetness. When the final boom rumbles, readers are likely to be up well past their bedtimes." --"The New York Times Book Review
"
"Disturbingly magnificent. . . . As brutal as anything James Ellroy has rolled out. . . . Dexter crawls inside his characters to peel back the darkest ids." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"Memorable. . . . Stylish and sinewy. . . . Dexter is an irresistibly fluid and engaging writer." --"Newsday
"
The strength of the novel lies far beyond its noirish setting or graphic plot twists. It is rather in Dexter's assured and direct handling of the ever-tangled subject of how ordinary people try to ford the nation's racial divide in pursuit of, or in flight from, deeper human truths. "--Washington Post Book World"
"Utterly gripping. . . . A superbly written book. . . . Illuminated by vivid flashes of humor and humanity. . . . Cunningly structured for maximum impact." --"The Economist
"
"Taut, tight and unrelenting, this is Dexter's best novel since his National Book Award-winning Paris Trout. . . . . It's mean, tough, tender, and emotionally, and conceptually, highly charged." --"Houston Chronicle
"
Visceral, like a punch to the gut. . . . A gutty, gritty gem of a novel. . . . Dexter masterfully builds the suspense and each unwholesome character bounces off the other as the novel wends toward denouement. . . . This is Dexter in top noir form, as only he can pull it off. --"The Denver Post"
"Exquisite, painful. . . . He's the Faulkner of our time; just when you've passed judgment on a character, Dexter pulls the rug out from under you. . . . . You think you understand fear and race? Read "Train."" --"Los Angeles Times
"
Brilliant. . . . A strange and riveting book. "--San Jose Mercury News
"
"Engrossing. . . . It's easy to get lost in Dexter's beautifully constructed sentences. Their attention to detail, their careful rhythms and brutal observations make Train satisfying to read. . . . It revels in its hardboiled dialogue and Chandleresque cadences, its sudden violence and cheeky humor." --"Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"
"Extreme noir. . . . Dexter's prose is muscular, dead-pan, hard-boiled." --"Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"
"Don't expect some triumph-of-the-underdog sports story. . . . Dexter's vision of golf as a stark, brutal confrontation-with-self is unlike anything depicted on a sports page. . . . In his lean, powerful style, [he] digs into the complex dangers of race and love. And anyone who expects Dexter to keep it simple might as well tell the cat not to eat the birds." --"The Miami Herald
"
"Takes the reader on a mesmerizing ride aboard a fast-moving "Train."" --"The Orlando Sentinel
"
"Dexter's novels . . . tend to inhabit thriller country, but their dark lyricism and an inspired disregard for traditional plot carry them beyond this generic territory. . . . Dexter's skill resides in keeping an atmosphere of menace close to the surface at all times, so that violent collision of the worlds surrounding Packard seems inevitable." --"The New Yorker
"
"Compelling. . . . Raw. . . . "Train" is the work of an American master at the top of his game." --"Elle" (Reader's Prize)
"Powerful. . . . In Packard, Dexter has created a flawed tough-guy hero, 'the kind of man who would hurt you'--yet one who transcends the hard-boiled-thriller model with his uncommon sensitivity to others' emotions and a self-awareness that his romantic idealism will probably lead to his own ruin. Grade: A." --"Entertainment Weekly"
"Dexter is a skilled writer who knows how to set the scene." --"Pittsburg Post-Gazette
"
"Its period [are] details searing, its shifts of mood as remorseless as the Santa Ana wind." --"Daily News"
"Quick-witted, muscular and to the point. . . . The characters are tough, the words tougher." --"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"
"Superb. . . . Taut. . . . Rich in imagery." --"People"
"Intense and moving. . . . Dexter shows the light in the human soul mostly by contrasting it with the dark. . . . [Train] contains plenty of scenes of brutality and violence, but also passages of beauty and tenderness and clarity." --"Philadelphia Magazine
"
"Pete Dexter fans, rejoice: The wait is over. . . . He writes with an accuracy and power that leave you wishing the book were longer." --"The Dallas Morning News
""
"Extraordinary.... This masterful book is such a formidable achievement, it creates its own frame of reference. Other writers must now be measured against Pete Dexter." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Dexter is a superb writer. . . . The narrative flows and weaves, dips and dances like a boxer in a championship bout." -- The Oregonian "Spectacular, explosive...Mythic, comic and tragic, Train yields a treasure trove of harsh human wisdom." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"With an exhilarating crime novel that mixes race, sex, murder-and yes, golf-Pete Dexter hits a hole in one." --Newsweek
"A beautiful, stomach-churning novel, full of graphic descriptions and brutal plot turns. . . . Dexter's dark, hypnotic writing is in top form." -- The Plain Dealer "Riveting. . . . Brilliantly observed and psychologically incisive. . . . Confirms Dexter's place as the most lapidary American prose stylist since Hemingway." --The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Chilling. . . . Haunting. . . . Dexter's writing is a living thing." --USA Today
"Dexter gets violence on paper with a harsh precision, and the pages turn with a potboiler's fleetness. When the final boom rumbles, readers are likely to be up well past their bedtimes." --The New York Times Book Review
"Disturbingly magnificent. . . . As brutal as anything James Ellroy has rolled out. . . . Dexter crawls inside his characters to peel back the darkest ids." --Los Angeles Times Book Review "Memorable. . . . Stylish and sinewy. . . . Dexter is an irresistibly fluid and engaging writer." --Newsday
"The strength of the novel lies far beyond its noirish setting or graphic plot twists. It is rather in Dexter's assured and direct handling of the ever-tangled subject of how ordinary people try to ford the nation's racial divide in pursuit of, or in flight from, deeper human truths." --Washington Post Book World "Utterly gripping. . . . A superbly written book. . . . Illuminated by vivid flashes of humor and humanity. . . . Cunningly structured for maximum impact." --The Economist
"Taut, tight and unrelenting, this is Dexter's best novel since his National Book Award-winning Paris Trout. . . . . It's mean, tough, tender, and emotionally, and conceptually, highly charged." --Houston Chronicle
"Visceral, like a punch to the gut. . . . A gutty, gritty gem of a novel. . . . Dexter masterfully builds the suspense and each unwholesome character bounces off the other as the novel wends toward denouement. . . . This is Dexter in top noir form, as only he can pull it off." --The Denver Post "Exquisite, painful. . . . He's the Faulkner of our time; just when you've passed judgment on a character, Dexter pulls the rug out from under you. . . . . You think you understand fear and race? Read Train." --Los Angeles Times
"Brilliant. . . . A strange and riveting book." --San Jose Mercury News
"Engrossing. . . . It's easy to get lost in Dexter's beautifully constructed sentences. Their attention to detail, their careful rhythms and brutal observations make Train satisfying to read. . . . It revels in its hardboiled dialogue and Chandleresque cadences, its sudden violence and cheeky humor." --Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Extreme noir. . . . Dexter's prose is muscular, dead-pan, hard-boiled." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Don't expect some triumph-of-the-underdog sports story. . . . Dexter's vision of golf as a stark, brutal confrontation-with-self is unlike anything depicted on a sports page. . . . In his lean, powerful style, [he] digs into the complex dangers of race and love. And anyone who expects Dexter to keep it simple might as well tell the cat not to eat the birds." --The Miami Herald
"Takes the reader on a mesmerizing ride aboard a fast-moving Train." --The Orlando Sentinel
"Dexter's novels . . . tend to inhabit thriller country, but their dark lyricism and an inspired disregard for traditional plot carry them beyond this generic territory. . . . Dexter's skill resides in keeping an atmosphere of menace close to the surface at all times, so that violent collision of the worlds surrounding Packard seems inevitable." --The New Yorker
"Compelling. . . . Raw. . . . Train is the work of an American master at the top of his game." --Elle (Reader's Prize) "Powerful. . . . In Packard, Dexter has created a flawed tough-guy hero, 'the kind of man who would hurt you'--yet one who transcends the hard-boiled-thriller model with his uncommon sensitivity to others' emotions and a self-awareness that his romantic idealism will probably lead to his own ruin. Grade: A." --Entertainment Weekly "Dexter is a skilled writer who knows how to set the scene." --Pittsburg Post-Gazette
"Its period [are] details searing, its shifts of mood as remorseless as the Santa Ana wind." --Daily News "Quick-witted, muscular and to the point. . . . The characters are tough, the words tougher." --The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Superb. . . . Taut. . . . Rich in imagery." --People "Intense and moving. . . . Dexter shows the light in the human soul mostly by contrasting it with the dark. . . . [Train] contains plenty of scenes of brutality and violence, but also passages of beauty and tenderness and clarity." --Philadelphia Magazine
"Pete Dexter fans, rejoice: The wait is over. . . . He writes with an accuracy and power that leave you wishing the book were longer." --The Dallas Morning News
‘The best new novel I read this year... Pete Dexter, a writer who can make me feel sick to the pit of my stomach using prose so pitch-perfect I immediately want to go back to the top of the page and be horrified all over again.' Mark Haddon in the Daily Telegraph ‘Books of the Year’
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- Publication date2005
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- ISBN 13 9782879294506
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: NEUF. Los Angeles, 1953.Lionel Walk a dix-huit ans, il est noir et travaille comme caddie dans un prestigieux club de golf. On le surnomme Train. À cette époque, les Noirs n'ont une place sur le green que s'ils portent les sacs. Ce qui n'empêche pas Train de jouer de temps à autre, avec une virtuosité que remarque Miller Packard, un habitué du green. Packard est un inspecteur au passé trouble. Après le cambriolage d'un yacht qui tourne au carnage, il falsifie des preuves et cède à la passion violente qui l'entraîne vers l'une des victimes.Train perd son emploi. Commence alors pour lui une longue période d'errance, de logements de fortune, de petits boulots, et d'humiliations racistes. Lorsque Miller Packard croise à nouveau son chemin, Train se croit tiré d'affaire. Il se trompe. Train marque le grand retour de Pete Dexter. Ce roman noir, tendu à l'extrême, raconte la société raciste et violente des années 50. A l'image de Packard, la surface est impassible; c'est dans les profondeurs silencieuses que se trame le pire. - Nombre de page(s) : 355 p. - Poids : 0g - Langue : fre - Genre : Littérature Anglo-Saxonne. Seller Inventory # N9782879294506
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