Read a stone for danny fisher by harold robbins for free with a 30 day free trial. And what is to be a fairly full obituary begins in 1925, on danny fishers eighth birthday, with the purchase of the house in the east. His novel, a stone for danny fisher 1951, was adapted into a 1958 motion picture king creole starring elvis presley. This is the story of danny fisher, born into a family of modest means and respectability, but who is gra dually driven downward into a world of crime, racketeering. His bitterness, his homesickness over the loss of the house in brooklyn that was. Written in 1952 it is actually set in the period up to 1944. A stone for danny fisher a stone for danny fisher audiobook, by harold robbins. A stone for danny fisher kindle edition by robbins, harold. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. His bitterness, his homesickness over the loss of the house in brooklyn that was given to him for his eighth birthday, and his feud with his harsh. His bitterness, his homesickness over the loss of the house in brooklyn that was given to him for his eighth birthday, and his feud with his harsh fath.
Book may have a remainder mark or be a price cutter. Written in 1952, it is set in the period up to 1944. A stone for danny fisher kindle edition by harold robbins. The book was written in 1951 and it must have sold steadily through the years, because my edition is the 42nd printing, dated july 1973.
It is based on the 1952 novel a stone for danny fisher by harold robbins, about a nineteenyearold who gets mixed up with crooks and involved with two women. Read a stone for danny fisher online by harold robbins books. First published in 1982 a stone for danny fisher open library. Find books like a stone for danny fisher from the worlds largest community of readers. Buy a stone for danny fisher book online at low prices in. A stone for danny fisher is a very serious, early novel by harold robbins that looks at the effect of the great depression on a lowermiddle class jewish family. His bitterness, his homesickness over the loss of the house in brooklyn that was given to him for his eighth birthday, and his feud with his harsh father, pulled him one way. A stone for danny fisher is a serious early novel by harold robbins that looks at the effect of the great depression on a lowermiddle class jewish family. A stone for danny fisher notes from the handbasket. It is a portrait of a young jewish kid in depressionera new york who grows up to be a street tough, a boxer with an undefeated record, and gets mixed up with the rackets and hoods. In the mid1920s, a young danny fisher and his family move into a new house in a brooklyn suburb.
A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins fantastic fiction. In order to tailor the material to star elvis presley, the locale was changed from new york to new orleans, and the hero was made a cajun rather than a jew and given a talent for singing rather than boxing. Aug 27, 2007 elvis fourth movie king creole is based on it and its called a stone for danny fisher. Teenaged danny fisher likes to fool around with women and beat the hell out of men in the boxing ring. I had no idea what to expect when i picked this up in audio from the library. And what is to be a fairly full obituary begins in 1925, on danny fisher s eighth birthday, with the purchase of the house in the east. A stone for danny fisher kindle edition by robbins.
And what is to be a fairly full obituary begins in 1925, on danny fishers eighth birthday, with the purchase of the house in the east flatbush section of brooklyn. A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins alibris. Gritty, compelling, and groundbreaking for its time, a stone for danny fisher is a tale of ambition, hope, and violence set in a distinct and dangerous period of american history. When i was a kid growing up in dannys brooklyn i enjoyed the references to places and things and people i knew. A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins librarything. Born into a family of modest means and respectability, danny fisher was. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins, paperback barnes. Buy a stone for danny fisher reprint by robbins, harold isbn. A stone for danny fisher is his best book ever in my opinion. Click download or read online button to get a stone for danny fisher book now. Aug 07, 2007 buy a stone for danny fisher reprint by robbins, harold isbn. Born into a family of modest means and respectability, danny fisher was gradually driven downward into the world of crime, racketeering, and poverty. Buy a stone for danny fisher book online at best prices in india on.
Harold robbins wrote bushels of pulpy novels and one heartbreaking masterpiece. As a teenager, danny fisher had all he ever wanted a dog, a grownup summer job, flirtatious relationships with older women and a talent for ruthless boxing that quickly made him a star in the amateur sporting world. A stone for danny fisher is a book of great importance for me. A stone for danny fisher download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins 1985, paperback. Set in depression era new york robbins himself was born and raised in brooklyn, though in vastly better circumstances, this is a coming of age story with a difference. Goodreads members who liked a stone for danny fisher also liked. Elvis fourth movie king creole is based on it and its called a stone for danny fisher.
The social issue of the effect of fate on the aspirations of the lower middle class and the reciprocal concern for the security of a home are important thematic motifs in the book, but from dannys point of the view, the theme of his life. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins fictiondb. A stone for danny fisher by robbins and a great selection of related books. A stone for danny fisher audiobook by harold robbins. Books similar to a stone for danny fisher goodreads. A stone for danny fisher by robbins and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A stone for danny fisher utahs online library overdrive. Wow, harold robbins proved he has the ability to do what only great authors can do, when he made me, the reader, become the main character. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. King creole is a 1958 american musical drama film directed by michael curtiz. A stone for danny fisher is a sad story how the boy through making mistakes decided that it is a world to blame.
The calendar days in a mans life, some in red, some in black, which only occasionally matches the momentum of never love a stranger and the dream merchants and which in between the action sequences intones some fairly heavy, hebraic patriarchal sentiment. I also enjoyed the sexy parts, though they were done more by inference and euphemism than the explicit language were used to. It is based on the 1952 novel a stone for danny fisher by harold robbins, about a nineteenyearold who gets mixed up with crooks and involved with two women presley later indicated that of all the characters he portrayed. As a teenager, danny fisher had all he ever wanted a d. When hard times hit, danny is forced to fight to keep his family alive. A stone for danny fisher, robbins 1951 novel, is widely considered his best. And when the blindness has gone only sorrow has remained. A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins goodreads.
I was 14, who never really loved to read and it was the first time when while reading i started to coexist with the characters, i still remember their faces, even though the book had not a single illustration in it. A stone for danny fisher has 9 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Harold robbins as a teenager, danny fisher had all he ever wanted a dog, a grownup summer job, flirtatious relationships with older women and a talent for ruthless boxing that quickly made him a star in the. Wallis, the film stars elvis presley, carolyn jones and walter matthau. Potboiler king robbins released this novel in 1951. Born into a family of modest means and respectability, danny fisher was gradually driven downward into the world of crime, racketeering and poverty. A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins, paperback. He died from respiratory heart failure on october 14, 1997 at the age of 81. A stone for danny fisher book by harold robbins official. A stone for danny fisher download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. A classic, sexy bestseller by harold robbins, reintroduced to a whole new generation of readers. Ive read a stone for danny fisher several times over decades. A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins overdrive. A stone for danny fisher rafbok harold robbins storytel.
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