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ISBN: 1842431528
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Price: £6.99
Casing: Paperback
Format: B (198 x 129mm)
Extent: 224pp
Rights: UK & Commonwealth excl. Canada
Pub. Date: September 2005

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

Ronald Decker guilty of a first offence, minor drug dealing charge is put away in San Quentin where he is befriended by "old lag", Earl Copen. Copen is well in with the White Brotherhood just one of the many White, Black and Chicano gangs in constant brutal conflict in San Quentin. Their growing friendship is tested by Ron's rejection of a homosexual advance by another con which leads to an act of ultimately fatal violence and in despair they seize a remote chance of escape.

Bunker writes of the sordid, horrifically violent and lawless prison life where life is cheap and death by shiv awaits anyone looking the wrong way with a great literary quality and at a merciless pace that never falters and with the realism and knowledge gained from spending over 25 years in prison.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

"...The Animal Factory joins Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and George Jackosn's Soledad Brother in the front rank of prison literature...a stone classic - ..." - Time Out

"...Hard as Nails..." - Loaded

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