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Matt Bondurant's Books
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The Night SwimmerA suspenseful novel about a young American couple who win a pub on the southern most tip of Ireland.Read More
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The Wettest County in the WorldBased on the true story of the author’s family, a gripping novel about a notorious gang of brothers who ran liquor in Virginia during...Read More
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Binghampton University Pipe Dream, May 8, 2012
...him with Shia LaBeouf. Yeah, seriously. Adapted by Australian rock star Nick Cave, the movie is based on Matt Bondurant’s well-received historical novel “The Wettest County in the World.” It’s about three brothers getting in trouble with gangs...
Collider.com, May 7, 2012
...for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic gangster tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant’s family in his novel “The Wettest County in the World”, the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against...
Artist Direct, April 25, 2012
...Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Cave actually wrote the Lawless screenplay, working from a book by Matt Bondurant. After a long wait, Lawless is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month, but domestic audiences will have to wait until...
Cinema Blend, April 24, 2012
...long for The Weinstein Company to deliver the first trailer for Hillcoat and Cave's Lawless. Adapted from Matt Bondurant's novel "The Wettest County in the World" (also the movie's previous handle, a much more interesting and distinguished title than the...
New York Times, February 3, 2012
...unable to find it in the bottom of their mugs stateside had their opening. THE NIGHT SWIMMER By Matt Bondurant 274 pp. Scribner. $25. Swap Murphys Irish Stout for Guinness, and youll find, if not the full premise of Matt Bondurants haunting third novel,...
New York Times, February 3, 2012
...unable to find it in the bottom of their mugs stateside had their opening. THE NIGHT SWIMMER By Matt Bondurant 274 pp. Scribner. $25. Swap Murphys Irish Stout for Guinness, and youll find, if not the full premise of Matt Bondurants haunting third novel,...
Star Ledger, January 15, 2012
...s stoic strength. A human being lurks in there somewhere. A child holds the key. The Night Swimmer Matt Bondurant Scribner, 288 pp., $25 The Bulkingtons are an unusual couple. Fred drinks too much and loses himself in the novel and poetry he is writing;...
Huffington Post, March 2, 2012
...pursuing. In addition to re-reading the master, Faulkner, I turned to two amazing and very different modern authors, Matt Bondurant and Helen Schulman. Bondurant's novel, The Wettest County in the World The book's violent passages reminded me how prose...
Pegasus News, February 29, 2012
...800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX Cost: Free Age limit: N/A Description: Novelist and UT Dallas Faculty Member Matt Bondurant will read from and discuss his new novel, The Night Swimmer , published January 10th by Scribner...
Indiewire, February 29, 2012
...the works. John Hillcoat certainly has our attention with his next effort behind the camera, an adaptation of Matt Bondurant 's " The Wettest County In The World ," which had already been shortened to "The Wettest County" for the film. However, it...
Teen First Teen Magazine, February 16, 2012
...The movie is directed by John Hillcoat and is based on the novel of the same name by Matt Bondurant. Hardy is already one of the most versatile actors around with the projects that he has worked on - not only on the big screen but in TV as...
MaleFirst Mens Magazine, February 16, 2012
...The movie is directed by John Hillcoat and is based on the novel of the same name by Matt Bondurant. Hardy is already one of the most versatile actors around with the projects that he has worked on - not only on the big screen but in TV as...
FemaleFirst.co.uk, February 16, 2012
...The movie is directed by John Hillcoat and is based on the novel of the same name by Matt Bondurant. Hardy is already one of the most versatile actors around with the projects that he has worked on - not only on the big screen but in TV as...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 6, 2012
...a gift for instantly knowing when someone is lying to him. (Macmillan Audio, Jan.) The Night Swimmer by Matt Bondurant, read by Hillary Huber. When outsiders Fred and Elly Bulkington arrive in a small town in Ireland from Vermont, having won a pub in a...
