Brought to you by Penguin. 'What kind of a man would have his fingers tattooed that way? ... What kind of a man? What kind of a preacher?' One of the great chase novels, The Night of the Hunter centres on the ferocious, unforgettable figure of Preacher, a psychopath who relentlessly pursues two children who may or may not know the secret of where the money from a bank raid is hidden. Set in a brilliantly rendered Depression-era American river town, Grubb's novel is both a study of innocence and evil and a savage picture of ...
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Brought to you by Penguin. 'What kind of a man would have his fingers tattooed that way? ... What kind of a man? What kind of a preacher?' One of the great chase novels, The Night of the Hunter centres on the ferocious, unforgettable figure of Preacher, a psychopath who relentlessly pursues two children who may or may not know the secret of where the money from a bank raid is hidden. Set in a brilliantly rendered Depression-era American river town, Grubb's novel is both a study of innocence and evil and a savage picture of human failings as, one by one, the adults who have it in their power to protect the children fall for Preacher's wiles. ???2023 Davis Grubb (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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This is a fine work of southern fiction with a "voice" similar to that of James Agee. It was made into very good movie, the only one directed by Charles Laughton. The movie has not received the attention it deserves, IMHO.
tim13
Jun 21, 2007
Night of the Hunter
This book by Davis Grubbi is too little read, but has a fervid pulpy style that makes a great read. You can see why it inspired a great motion picture in the 1950's. The book is has all the wildness, passion, twisted religious fever that inspired Charles Laughton to direct it. Grubb's prose is mad and really delicious at times, with a nice southern style to the writing. Like the movie, it goes to an oddly different tone toward the end. A strange and wonderful book - definitely worth revisiting!
