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The devil all the time : a novel

"The Devil All the Time" is a hauntingly intense portrait of America and a shattering vision of violence and redemption. Set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia, it follows a cast of riveting and bizarre characters from the end of the Second World War to the 1960s. Willard Russell is a tormented veteran of the carnage in the South Pacific who can't save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from a slow death by cancer no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his 'prayer log'. Carl and Sandy Henderson, a husband-and-wife team of serial killers, trawl America's highways searching for suitable models to photograph and exterminate. The spider-handling preacher Roy, and his crippled virtuoso-guitar-playing sidekick, Theodore, are running from the law. And caught in the middle of all this is Arvin Eugene Russell, Willard and Charlotte's orphaned son, who grows up to be a good but also violent man in his own right.

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  • "Le diable tout le temps"
  • "The devil all the time"@it

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  • ""The Devil All the Time" is a hauntingly intense portrait of America and a shattering vision of violence and redemption. Set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia, it follows a cast of riveting and bizarre characters from the end of the Second World War to the 1960s. Willard Russell is a tormented veteran of the carnage in the South Pacific who can't save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from a slow death by cancer no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his 'prayer log'. Carl and Sandy Henderson, a husband-and-wife team of serial killers, trawl America's highways searching for suitable models to photograph and exterminate. The spider-handling preacher Roy, and his crippled virtuoso-guitar-playing sidekick, Theodore, are running from the law. And caught in the middle of all this is Arvin Eugene Russell, Willard and Charlotte's orphaned son, who grows up to be a good but also violent man in his own right."@en
  • "From the acclaimed author of Knockemstiff'called "powerful, remarkable, exceptional" by the Los Angeles Times'comes a dark and riveting vision of America that delivers literary excitement in the highest degree. In The Devil All the Time, Donald Ray Pollock has written a novel that marries the twisted intensity of Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers with the religious and Gothic overtones of Flannery O'Connor at her most haunting. Set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia, The Devil All the Time follows a cast of compelling and bizarre characters from the end of World War II to the 1960s. There's Willard Russell, tormented veteran of the carnage in the South Pacific, who can't save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from an agonizing death by cancer no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his "prayer log." There's Carl and Sandy Henderson, a husband-and-wife team of serial killers, who troll America's highways searching for suitable models to photograph and exterminate. There's the spider-handling preacher Roy and his crippled virtuoso-guitar-playing sidekick, Theodore, running from the law. And caught in the middle of all this is Arvin Eugene Russell, Willard and Charlotte's orphaned son, who grows up to be a good but also violent man in his own right. Donald Ray Pollock braids his plotlines into a taut narrative that will leave readers astonished and deeply moved. With his first novel, he proves himself a master storyteller in the grittiest and most uncompromising American grain."@en
  • ""Set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia, The Devil All the Time follows a cast of compelling and bizarre characters from the end of World War II to the 1960s. There's Willard Russell, tormented veteran of the carnage in the South Pacific, who can't save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from an agonizing death by cancer no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his "prayer log." There's Cart and Sandy Henderson, a husband and wife team of serial killers, who troll America's highways searching for suitable models to photograph and exterminate. There's the spider-handing preacher Roy and his crippled virtuoso-guitar-playing sidekick, Theodore, running from the law. And caught in the middle of all this is Arvin Eugene Russell, Willard and Charlotte's orphaned son, who grows up to be a good but also violent man is his own right." -- goodreads.com"
  • "Carl and Sandy Henderson, a husband and wife team of serial killers, trawl America's highways searching for suitable models to photograph and exterminate. The spider handling preacher Roy and his crippled virtuoso guitar playing sidekick are running from the law."
  • ""Set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia, The Devil All the Time follows a cast of compelling and bizarre characters from the end of World War II to the 1960s. There's Willard Russell, tormented veteran of the carnage in the South Pacific, who can't save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from an agonizing death by cancer no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his "prayer log". There's Carl and Sandy Henderson, a husband-and-wife team of serial killers, who troll America's highways searching for suitable models to photograph and exterminate. There's the spider-handling preacher Roy and his crippled virtuoso-guitar-playing sidekick, Theodore, running from the law. And caught in the middle of all this is Arvin Eugene Russell, Willard and Charlotte's orphaned son, who grows up to be a good but also violent man in his own right"--Jacket."
  • ""In the backwoods of Ohio, Willard Russell's wife is at death's door, no matter how much he drinks, prays, or sacrifices animals at his "prayer log." Meanwhile, his son Arvin is growing up, form a kid bullied at school into a man who knows when to take action. Around them swirl a nefarious cast of characters--a demented team of serial killers, a spider-eating preacher, and a corrupt local sheriff--all braided into a riveting narrative of the grittiest American grain."--Publisher description."@en
  • "Zwei Lebensfluchten kollidieren, eine auf dem Weg in die Verdammnis, die andere aus ihr heraus. Der junge Arvin wächst in den fünfziger Jahren im heruntergekommenen Niemandsland des Mittleren Westens auf. Hier hat sich der amerikanische Traum in einen fiebrigen Albtraum verwandelt, der bevölkert wird von psychopathischen Verbrechern, korrupten Sheriffs und religiösen Fanatikern. Arvin ringt um einen Ausweg aus dieser Welt. Doch als seine Freundin vom Ortsprediger missbraucht wird und sich daraufhin erhängt, nimmt auch er das Gesetz in die eigene Hand. Zur gleichen Zeit, nur wenige Meilen entfernt, brechen die beiden Serienkiller Carl und Sandy zur Jagd auf. Sie locken arglose Tramper in ihren Wagen, um sie dort auf brutale Art und Weise umzubringen. Irgendwo in der Tiefe des Hinterlandes, in jenem unsichtbaren Grenzgebiet zwischen Zivilisation und archaischer Grausamkeit, kreuzen sie schliesslich Arvins Weg ... Unaufhaltsam verstrickt Pollock seine Leser in ein undurchdringliches Labyrinth des Bösen. "Das Handwerk des Teufels" ist ein ebenso verstörender wie mitreissender Roman über den epischen Kampf zwischen Schicksal und Moral, Schuld und Gerechtigkeit. Die Hoffnung stirbt immer zuletzt. Aber sie stirbt. Donald Ray Pollock, geboren 1954, wuchs im US-Bundesstaat Ohio auf. Mit siebzehn Jahren brach er die Highschool ab und nahm einen Job in einer Fleischfabrik an. Danach arbeitete er über dreissig Jahre in einer Papiermühle, zumeist als Lastwagenfahrer. Ende der achtziger Jahre holte er in Abendkursen seinen Schulabschluss nach und schrieb sich an der Ohio State University ein. 2008 erschien sein literarisches Debüt, der von der amerikanischen Presse gefeierte Erzählungsband "Knockemstiff""
  • "Set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia, after the Second World War up to the 1960s, THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME follows the lives of a bizarre cast of characters. There's Willard Russell, who can't save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from a slow death by cancer, no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his 'prayer log'. There's Carl and Sandy Henderson, a husband-and-wife team of serial killers, who trawl America's highways, searching for suitable models to photograph and exterminate. And, running from the law, there's the spider-handling preacher, Roy, and his crippled virtuoso-guitar playing sidekick. Then there's Arvin Eugene Russell, Willard and Charlotte's orphaned son, who grows up to be a good but also violent man in his own right."
  • "Set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia, after the Second World War up to the 1960s, THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME follows the lives of a bizarre cast of characters. There's Willard Russell, who can't save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from a slow death by cancer, no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his 'prayer log'. There's Carl and Sandy Henderson, a husband-and-wife team of serial killers, who trawl America's highways, searching for suitable models to photograph and exterminate. And, running from the law, there's the spider-handling preacher, Roy, and his crippled virtuoso-guitar playing sidekick. Then there's Arvin Eugene Russell, Willard and Charlotte's orphaned son, who grows up to be a good but also violent man in his own right."@en
  • "In de jaren na de Tweede Wereldoorlog weigeren diverse personen in de provincie zich aan de burgerlijke samenleving aan te passen."
  • ""Set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia, The Devil All the Time follows a cast of compelling and bizarre characters from the end of World War II to the 1960s. There's Willard Russell, tormented veteran of the carnage in the South Pacific, who can't save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from an agonizing death by cancer no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his prayer log. There's Carl and Sandy Henderson, a husband-and-wife team of serial killers, who troll America's highways searching for suitable models to photograph and exterminate. There's the spider-handling preacher Roy and his crippled virtuoso-guitar-playing sidekick, Theodore, running from the law. And caught in the middle of all this is Arvin Eugene Russell, Willard and Charlotte's orphaned son, who grows up to be a good but also violent man in his own right"--Jacket."

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  • "Thrillers (novels)"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Thrillery (romány)"
  • "American fiction"
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Krimis, Thriller, Spionage"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Detektivní romány"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Detective novels"

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  • "Shen qi zhi di"
  • "El dimoni a cada pas"
  • "El dimoni a cada pas"@ca
  • "Le diable tout le temps"
  • "Das Handwerk des Teufels Roman"
  • "The devil all the time : a novel"
  • "The devil all the time : a novel"@en
  • "Le Diable, tout le temps : roman"
  • "The devil all the time"
  • "The devil all the time"@en
  • "Al die tijd de duivel : roman"
  • "Das Handwerk des Teufels : Roman"
  • "Le strade del male"@it
  • "Le strade del male"
  • "El diablo a todas horas"@es
  • "神棄之地"
  • "Djævlen uafbrudt"
  • "Djævlen uafbrudt"@da
  • "Le Diable, tout le temps"
  • "Le diable tout le temps : roman"
  • "Ďábel"
  • "The devil all the time a novel"
  • "Das Handwerk des Teufels : Kriminalroman"

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