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Based on the true account of matt bondurants grandfather and two granduncles, this is a gripping tale of bootlegging, brotherhood and revenge. Bondurant family has mixed emotions about lawless local. Based on the true account of matt bondurant s grandfather and two granduncles, this is a gripping tale of bootlegging, brotherhood and revenge. Matt bondurant joins us on this weeks episode as we compare what really happened with the movie lawless. In a back room, underneath a gun rack, matt bondurants grandfather kept an old pair of brass knuckles. The night swimmer is about a young american couple who move to ireland and open a pub in a small coastal village outside of cork. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases books todays deals new releases books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the wettest county in the world. The wettest county in the world book by matt bondurant. With a foreword by director john hillcoat based on the true story of matt bondurants grandfather and two granduncles, l.
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Fairfax native matt bondurants book is now the movie lawless. Lawless by matt bondurant a gritty, gripping tale of brotherhood, greed, and murder, this engrossing entertainment weekly novel is now a major motion. His first novel, the third translation, was an international bestseller, translated into fourteen languages worldwide. Matt bondurant author of the wettest county in the world. Matt bondurant is a professor at the university of texas at dallas and author of the book in which the film lawless is based. A novel based on a true story by matt bondurant overview based on the true story of bondurants grandfather and two granduncles, this book is a gripping tale of brotherhood, greed, and murder among a moonshining gang during prohibition. Just as the new southern bootleg film lawless is derived from matt bondurants 2008 novel the wettest county in the world, bondurant himself has created a story rooted in historical events involving his grandfather jack and uncles forrest and howard. Running moonshine liquor during the prohibition years, a notorious trio of brothers continues their illicit business after prohibition and plays a central role in a violent conspiracy trial. A book by novelist matt bondurant, born and raised in the mount vernon area, is now a movie called lawless, which debuted recently at the cannes film festival. The bondurant boys were a notorious gang of roughnecks and moonshiners who ran liquor through franklin county, virginia, during prohibition and in the years after. On this episode of based on a true story we chat with author matt bondurant about the historical accuracy of the movie lawless. History vs the movie lawless with matt bondurant an. Now a major motion picture, lawless, starring tom hardy and shia labeouf. Author matt bondurant wrote the exciting novel the wettest county in world a historical fiction based on his own family history.
Matt bondurant writes this story with such a grit and brutality that it is almost beautiful. Matt bondurant is the author of three novels, the most recent of which is the night swimmer. May 27, 2012 a book by novelist matt bondurant, born and raised in the mount vernon area, is now a movie called lawless, which debuted recently at the cannes film festival. With a foreword by director john hillcoat based on the true story of matt bondurant s grandfather and two granduncles, lawless is a gripping tale of brotherhood, greed, and murder. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. The film, adapted by writermusician nick cave, is based on the book the wettest county in the world by matt bondurant. A novel based on a true story, and the night swimmer, and more on. His second novel, the wettest county in the world, has been made into the major motion picture lawless.
White mule, white lightning, firewater, popskull, wild cat, stump whiskey, rotgut whatever you called. So it was actually that moment that he went right into the whole research of that world, discovering his family. The novel has been translated to the newly released film. E veryone in my family was aware that my grandfather used to run liquor when he was a young man. Lawless author matt bondurant on his book to movie the fairfax county public school grad based his novel the wettest county in the world on a true story. Mfa english program matt bondurant mfa english program.
Lawless, film based on fairfax county native matt bondurant. The wettest county in the world is a 2008 historical novel by matt bondurant, an american writer who features his grandfather jack and granduncles forrest and howard as the main characters in the novel. Like his second novel about bootlegging in virginia, the wettest county in the world soon to be a major movie starring guy pearce, shia laboeuf and mia wasikowska, the night. Matt bondurant, born in 1971, is an american novelist. The wettest county in the world an interview with dr.
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