The 25th Hour (Paperback, Film tie-in edition)

In this acclaimed first novel by David Benioff, Monty Brogan is confronting a lengthy term in prison. The night before his sentence begins, he and his two closest friends go out on the town and recall their exploits on the toughest streets of New York. The result is a lengthy exploration of complex psyches. In places the story is comical, in others it is breathlessly brash. Benioff has created a detailed and probing study of the New York lowlife, with dialogue as sharp as the razor in any Bronx barbers shop. Monty is a likeable protagonist. We feel for him from the outset when he is seen - symoblically - befriending a badly-mangled pitbull terrier, and Benioff manages to retain our sympathy for him even as we discover his murky past. Driven by character rather than plot, the story nevertheless takes off in its final section, as Monty reveals that he has one last plan - and it's a shocker. Benioff has a flawless ear for dialogue and a wide insight into the psychology of everyone he turns his gaze on. Moving and absorbing, this is an unforgettable portrait of a cosmopolitan city on the edge of vacuum. (Kirkus UK)

From the writer of the award-winning Game of Thrones series for HBO based on the books of George R. R. Martin. 'David Benioff is an exceptional storyteller' Khaled Hosseini '[An] acerbically captivating first novel' New York Times Also adapted as a feature film by Spike Lee starring Edward Norton and Philip Seymour Hoffman Monty Brogan starts a seven-year prison sentence for dealing drugs tomorrow. Tonight is his last night of freedom. His father wants him to run. His drug-lord boss, Uncle Blue, wants to know if he squealed. His girlfriend isn't sure what she wants, and his two best friends know one thing for sure; after he goes in, he will never be the same. 'As unusual as it is well wrought: it resonates with a Whitmanesque sense of the city's possibilities and unsatisfied longings' New Yorker

General

Imprint:	Hodder Paperback
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2002
Authors:	David Benioff
Dimensions:	177 x 114 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Mass Market
Pages:	288
Edition:	Film tie-in edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-340-82229-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery > General Promotions
LSN:	0-340-82229-5
Barcode:	9780340822296

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