The Ultimate Good Luck
The Ultimate Good Luck by Richard Ford is a novel published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on May 12, 1987. This first edition features 208 pages and is presented in English. The story unfolds in Oaxaca, Mexico, where the narrative explores themes of menace and eroticism as Harry Quinn embarks on a mission to rescue his girlfriend’s brother, Sonny, from jail and the clutches of a dangerous drug dealer.
Readers will find a taut, cinematic quality in Ford’s prose, which vividly captures the intense atmosphere of the setting. The novel updates the tradition of Conrad, delving into the complexities of drug smuggling and personal relationships. Through Harry’s journey, the book examines the interplay of danger and desire, providing a nuanced look at the challenges faced by its characters.
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Independence Day and The Sportswriter comes a novel of menace and eroticism set in Oaxaca, Mexico. • “His prose has a taut, cinematic quality that bathes his story with the same hot, mercilessly white light that scorches Mexico.” —The New York Times Book Review
In this novel, Richard Ford updates the tradition of Conrad for the age of cocaine smuggling. Harry Quinn has come to free his girlfriend’s brother, Sonny, from jail and, ideally, to get him away form the suavely sadistic drug dealer who suspects Sonny of having cheated him.
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