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His first novel, a hard rain falling, published in 1966, has been championed by richard price, and george pelecanos called it a masterpiece. He wrote numerous novels, novellas, short stories and screenplays over the course of a 22. One of nine novels carpenter wrote, hard rain falling was lauded by critics and other writers upon its release, leading to the wellworn description of carpenter as a writers writer, but the book never reached a mainstream audience. Bored, indifferent, edgy, too hip to live, lounging and scrounging around poolhalls or drugstores, here they are four damaged youngsters in portland, oregon. Hard rain falling by don carpenter 2009, paperback for. Jan 09, 2019 carpenter s first novel, hard rain falling, made him a star when it was published in 1966 and attracted a new generation of fans when it was reissued in 2009. Hard rain falling by don carpenter overdrive rakuten. Don carpenter books list of books by author don carpenter. Don carpenter, portlands great forgotten writer, is found. It was published in the 1960s and spans a time from the 1940s to the 1960s. The novel follows the adventures of jack levitt, an orphaned. Hard rain falling by don carpenter book cover, description, publication history.
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