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Little Boy Blue

Edward Bunker

Here is the quintessential story of a young hoodlum's coming of age. Alex Hamilton is young, intelligent, savvy, and independent - but also subject to violent fits of rage. Raised within the confines of a system that has done nothing but provide him with pain, his frustration and anger are completely natural - and inherently dangerous. Rebellious since his parents split up, Alex is constantly running from foster homes and institutions, yearning to be with his father, a broken man who cannot give his son the home he desperately needs. As Alex is pulled between well-meaning but exhausted social workers and viciously cruel authority figures, his emotions and actions are forever careening off these two disparate influences. Only one constant remains: his no-good, criminally minded peers, who are all too ready to plant illegal ideas in a young, bright mind that's already well on its way to social deviancy.

Book Details

  • Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
  • Publish Date: Aug 15th, 1998
  • Pages: 324
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.50in - 0.80in - 0.85lb
  • EAN: 9780312195045
  • Categories: CrimeNoir

About the Author

Bunker, Edward: - Edward Bunker lives in Los Angeles with his wife. He is the author of the books No Beast So Fierce, Animal Factory, and Little Boy Blue. He is also the coauthor of the movie Runaway Train. He played Mr. Blue in the film Reservoir Dogs.

Praise for this book

"Bunker is a true original of American letters. His books are criminal classics." --James Ellroy

"Bunker (is) among the tiny band of American prisoner-writers whose work possesses integrity, craftsmanship, and moral passion...an artist with a unique and compelling voice." --William Styron

"Bunker shoots straight--his direct and transparent prose captures the 'primacy of violence' that defines life in the slammer." --Kirkus Reviews