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On the Waterfront

By: Budd Schulberg
Narrated by: William Hootkins
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Terry Malloy is a hoodlum, caught between the beginnings of a conscience and the racketeers for whom he works. Katie is that conscience. But she is torn between her love for him and her belief he killed her brother. Together with a slum-reared Catholic priest, Father Pete Barry, Terry and Katie take on the gangster-ridden waterfront unions of Johnnie Friendly. 

After writing the award-winning film of On the Waterfront, Budd Schulberg developed the story of Terry Malloy into a novel. An exceptionally talented and experienced reader, William Hootkins captures the mood of this stark, realistic story of brutality, corruption and tender love with great force and energy.
©2018 Deadtree Publishing (P)2018 The Copyright Group
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A gem worth investing a credit !

A great story and brilliantly narrated with an enthusiastic reading and great character acting. If you have watched the film and enjoyed it, if you want a fascinating mob story that captures a bygone era but has a message that resonates today then this book is well worth an investment. I purchase a lot of audio books and am always searching for that combination of great story and perfect narration. Well this audiobook provides all the necessary qualities and the brilliant narrator provides the character acting that would make the Coen brothers proud. Excellent read. Very much recommended and in my view a notch above the two dramatisations available for this particular story as it has the character voices but is a complete retelling of the original story.

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