As a teenager, Danny Fisher had all he ever wanted -- a dog, a
grown-up summer job, flirtatious relationships with older women --
and a talent for ruthless boxing that quickly made him a star in
the amateur sporting world. But when Danny's family falls on hard
times, moving from their comfortable home in Brooklyn to
Manhattan's squalid Lower East Side, he is forced to leave his
carefree childhood behind. Facing poverty and daily encounters with
his violent, anti-Semitic neighbors, Danny must fight both inside
and outside the ring just to survive.
As his boxing becomes legendary in the city's seedy underworld,
packed with wiseguys and loose women, everyone seems to want a hand
in Danny's success. Robbins's colorful, fast-talking characters
evoke the rough streets of Depression-era New York City. Ronnie, a
prostitute ashamed of how far she's fallen and desperately in need
of friendship; Sam, a slick bookie who wants to profit from Danny's
boxing talent; and Nellie, a beautiful but lonely girl who refuses
to believe Danny is beyond redemption -- each of whom has a
different vision of Danny's future -- will help steer his rocky
course.
Gritty, compelling, and groundbreaking for its time, "A Stone
for Danny Fisher" is a tale of ambition, hope, and violence set in
a distinct and dangerous period of American history. A classic,
sexy bestseller by Harold Robbins, reintroduced to a whole new
generation of readers.
General
| Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2007 |
| First published: |
August 2007 |
| Authors: |
Harold Robbins
|
| Dimensions: |
202 x 132 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
494 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4165-4284-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-4165-4284-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781416542841 |
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