Joe
- ISBN-10
- 1565127587
- ISBN-13
- 9781565127586
- Series
- Joe
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-09-30
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books
- Author
- Larry Brown
Description
“Brilliant . . . Larry Brown has slapped his own fresh tattoo on the big right arm of Southern Lit.” —The Washington Post Book World Now a major motion picture starring Nicolas Cage, directed by David Gordon Green. Joe Ransom is a hard-drinking ex-con pushing fifty who just won’t slow down--not in his pickup, not with a gun, and certainly not with women. Gary Jones estimates his own age to be about fifteen. Born luckless, he is the son of a hopeless, homeless wandering family, and he’s desperate for a way out. When their paths cross, Joe offers him a chance just as his own chances have dwindled to almost nothing. Together they follow a twisting map to redemption--or ruin.
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