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ISBN: 1842430823
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Price: £6.99
Casing: Paperback
Format: A (178 x 111mm)
Extent: 320pp
Rights: UK & Commonwealth
Pub. Date: August 2004

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Edward Bunker, Mr Blue in Reservoir Dogs, was the author of four books: No Beast So Fierce, Little Boy Blue, The Animal Factory and Mr Blue, all published by No Exit. He was co-screenwriter of the Oscar nominated movie, The Runaway Train, and appeared in over 30 feature films, including Straight Time with Dustin Hoffman, the film of his book No Beast So Fierce.

Edward Bunker, a diabetic, died on 19th July 2005 from complications following an operation to improve circulation to his legs.
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ABOUT THE BOOK

'No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity' - Richard III, Act 1, Scene 2

An angry and mercilessly suspenseful novel about an ex-con's attempt to negotiate the "straight world" and his swan dive back into the paradoxical security of crime. It is airtight in its construction, almost photorealistic in its portrayal of L.A. lowlife and utterly knowledgeable about the terrors of liberty, the high of the quick score and the rage that makes the finger tighten on the trigger of the gun.

No Beast So Fierce was Eddie Bunker's debut novel and has the searing intensity of a novel based precisely on experience, with Bunker having spent most of his early life in maximum security penitentiaries for a variety of offences including armed robbery. It has been suggested that Tarantino draws on No Beast So Fierce for the botched robbery in Reservoir Dogs, a film in which Bunker plays the character of Mr Blue.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

"...Integrity, craftsmanship and moral passion...an artist with a unique and compelling voice..." - William Styron,

"...The most compelling quality of No Beast So Fierce is that, solidly rooted in his own experiences, it explores the nature of the criminal mind with almost blinding authenticity. Bunker is obviously a man of unusual gifts honed under circumstances that would destroy most men..." - Los Angeles Times

"...Quite simply, one of the great crime novels of the past 30 years..." - James Ellroy,

"...A gripping and harrowing read ..." - Daily Mail

"...a remarkable novel, the work of a vigorous and important writer..." - Gerald Houghton, The Edge