- Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: HarperTorch; First THUS edition (Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060008776
- ISBN-13: 978-0060008772
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,398,450 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Four Cassettes, 6 hrs.
Performance by Steve Buscemi
In Rwanda during the genocide, Hutu thugs storm into a church and kill everyone except Father Terry Dunn, on the alter saying his first mass. He's powerless to do anything about it--until one day he faces several of the killers and exacts a chilling penance.
But is Terry Dunn really a priest?
He doesn't always appear to act like one. He comes home to Detroit and runs into Debbie Dewey who's doing standup at a comedy club. In her set, Debbie tells what it was like in prison, down for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Terry and Debie hit it off; they have the same sense of humor and similar goals in that both are out to raise money. Terry says for the Little Orphans of Rwanda; Debbie to score off a guy who conned her out of sixty-seven thousand dollars. This is Randy, now wealthy, who runs a fashionable restaurant and is connected to the Detroit Mafia.
It's Debbie who keeps prying until she learns the bizarre truth about Terry; Debbie who sells him on going in together for a much bigger payoff than either could manage alone.
What happened in Rwanda remains alive through the unexpected twists and turns of the plot. But even with this tragic background. PAGAN BABIES comes off as Leonard's funniest straight-faced novel to date.
Performance by Steve Buscemi
In Rwanda during the genocide, Hutu thugs storm into a church and kill everyone except Father Terry Dunn, on the alter saying his first mass. He's powerless to do anything about it--until one day he faces several of the killers and exacts a chilling penance.
But is Terry Dunn really a priest?
He doesn't always appear to act like one. He comes home to Detroit and runs into Debbie Dewey who's doing standup at a comedy club. In her set, Debbie tells what it was like in prison, down for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Terry and Debie hit it off; they have the same sense of humor and similar goals in that both are out to raise money. Terry says for the Little Orphans of Rwanda; Debbie to score off a guy who conned her out of sixty-seven thousand dollars. This is Randy, now wealthy, who runs a fashionable restaurant and is connected to the Detroit Mafia.
It's Debbie who keeps prying until she learns the bizarre truth about Terry; Debbie who sells him on going in together for a much bigger payoff than either could manage alone.
What happened in Rwanda remains alive through the unexpected twists and turns of the plot. But even with this tragic background. PAGAN BABIES comes off as Leonard's funniest straight-faced novel to date.
About the Author
Elmore Leonard has written 35 novels, most recently BE COOL, many of which, including GET SHORTY and OUT OF SIGHT, have been made into successful films. In 1999 Viking published a collection of the Western stories he wrote in the 50s and 60s. He lives outside Detroit, USA.
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THE CHURCH HAD BECOME a tomb where forty-seven bodies turned to leather and stains had been lying on the concrete floor the past five years, though not lying where they had been shot with Kalashnikovs or hacked to death with machetes. Read the first page
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am an Elmore Leonard fan and rate this title among my favourites. From the genocide in Rwanda to the Detroit mafia, this book takes you on a memorable journey, heading towards the inevitable Leonard lesson in cliche-avoidance. The ending is real and satisfying.
Buy this book by Elmore Leonard, then buy all of the others.
Buy this book by Elmore Leonard, then buy all of the others.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Don't be put off by the strange title. This superb thriller covers everything from genocide in Rwanda to stand-up comedy in Detroit. The characters of Terry (the unlikely priest) and Debbie (the quick-witted comedian) are brilliantly formed. The pacing, as always with Leonard, is perfect. There are some very funny moments and some quite horrifying ones.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
crackling dialogue, cool characters, black comedy, extortion and the mob all thrown into the cooking pot to produce an excellent book that you will finish in no time. read this and then buy more of this blokes books
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After running out of books on the 7th day of a holiday to Cyprus, I decided to search the local stores for books of my favourite genre, fantasy. Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2001
Just a damn good read
I bought this book recently after watching Jackie Brown and Out of Sight, I enjoyed the films, and their dry humour. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2000 by david.wright@cranfield.ac.uk
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