Hombre

Name: Hombre
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Elmore Leonard
ISBN: 9780062683014

Author: Elmore Leonard

Narrator: Richard Poe

Unabridged: 4 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 02/21/2017

Categories: Fiction, Western, Action & Adventure, Suspense & Thriller, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Grand Master Elmore Leonard is justifiably acknowledged as “the best writer of crime fiction alive” (Newsweek)—and, in fact, one of the very best ever, alongside other all-time greats like John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and Robert Parker. But he has also many acclaimed masterworks of American western fiction to his credit—including Hombre, the basis for the classic Hollywood motion picture starring Paul Newman. Set in Arizona mining country, Hombre is the tale of a white man raised by Indians, who must come to the aid of people who hate him when their stagecoach is attacked by outlaws. As thrilling as his contemporary novels of crime, double-cross, and murder in Detroit and Miami, Hombre is Elmore Leonard at his riveting best—no less than one would expect from the creator of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Justified).

About Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers Raylan, Tishomingo Blues, Be Cool, Get Shorty, and Rum Punch, as well as the acclaimed collection When the Women Come Out to Dance, which was a New York Times Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight. The short story “Fire in the Hole,” and three books, including Raylan, were the basis for the FX hit show Justified. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard on March 09, 2017

It's always a tricky thing reviewing an Elmore Leonard novel. His writing is usually so efficient and effortless that it doesn't seem like he's doing much but his stories sneak up on you anyway. I always struggle to go into detail about why I like the books, other than to say that I really enjoyed t......more

Goodreads review by Andy on March 31, 2022

Oh, Man.........more

Goodreads review by Jamie on January 12, 2025

Leonard deftly explores themes of prejudice, cruelty and justice in the starkest of terms. He viscerally illustrates the thin veneer of civilized society in a barren, harsh setting. While many folk may rationally comprehend what's required to survive in a desperate kill-or-be-killed situation, actua......more

Goodreads review by robin on May 09, 2023

Why John Russell Is Hombre The crime and suspense novelist Elmore Leonard (1925 -- 2013) began as a writer of westerns. The Library of America has recently published a volume of four Leonard western novels, including "Hombre", and eight short stories to accompany its three earlier volumes of Leonard'......more

Goodreads review by Jim on October 23, 2014

An excellent book made into a movie that followed it very closely starring Paul Newman. It just doesn't get any better than that. It's a western, very realistic & gritty. Leonard's characters are all flawed in such interesting ways. The hero is a halfbreed who resents the hell out of the world & make......more