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'''''The Hunter''''' (1962) is a crime [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] novel, written by [[Donald E. Westlake]] under the pseudonym [[Richard Stark]]. It was the basis for |
'''''The Hunter''''' (1962) is a crime [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] novel, written by [[Donald E. Westlake]] under the pseudonym [[Richard Stark]]. It was the basis for four feature films: [[John Boorman]]'s ''[[Point Blank (1967 film)|Point Blank]]'' (1967), starring [[Lee Marvin]], [[Ringo Lam]]'s ''[[Full Contact]]'' (1997), starring [[Chow Yun-fat]], [[Brian Helgeland]]'s ''[[Payback (1999 film)|Payback]]'' (1999) starring [[Mel Gibson]], and [[Taylor Hackford]]'s ''[[Parker (2013 film)|Parker]]'' (2013), starring [[Jason Statham]]. The book was adapted as a graphic novel by artist [[Darwyn Cooke]] in 2009 as ''[[Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter]]''. |
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Revision as of 19:13, 16 October 2012
Cover artist Harry Bennett
The Hunter (1962) is a crime thriller novel, written by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym Richard Stark. It was the basis for four feature films: John Boorman's Point Blank (1967), starring Lee Marvin, Ringo Lam's Full Contact (1997), starring Chow Yun-fat, Brian Helgeland's Payback (1999) starring Mel Gibson, and Taylor Hackford's Parker (2013), starring Jason Statham. The book was adapted as a graphic novel by artist Darwyn Cooke in 2009 as Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter.
Plot
The plot concerns a criminal, Parker who, having been betrayed, shot, and left for dead by his partner and wife, embarks on a relentless quest to retrieve his money and wreak revenge.
The novel was written as a stand-alone crime novel, but when Westlake turned it in, his editor told him that if Westlake would rewrite the ending so that Parker escaped, he would be willing to publish up to three books a year about Parker.[1] Though Westlake wasn't able to keep up that level of productivity, he did go on to write 23 more Parker novels over the next 46 years.
The Hunter was re-issued by the University of Chicago Press in August 2008.
References
- ^ Mystery Scene, #106, Fall 2008:http://newimprovedgorman.blogspot.com/2009/01/donald-e-westlake-interview.html
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