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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses Don't They
Author: Horace McCoy
The dark underside of the 1930s is made starkly immediate in this slashing novel of Hollywood and the marathon dance craze. Against a breathtakingly vivid background of savage competition and senseless violence, two desperate young people are carried along to their ultimate confrontation with their unrelenting fate... This edition includes the ...  more »
ISBN: 165815
Publication Date: 12/1969
Pages: 319
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Publisher: Avon
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This is the original book and the Hollywood screenplay. I was interested in reading this after seeing the movie starring Jane Fonda. The movie was highly rated. Horace McCoy did a good job with the vernacular of the 1930's, but there were parts of the screenplay I liked better.
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