Willy Vlautin: 9 books

Book cover of Vrij
by Willy Vlautin
Language: Dutch
Release Date: November 4, 2014

Een briljante, geëngageerde roman over 'gewone mensen' Leroy, een jonge soldaat, is gewond teruggekomen uit de Irak-oorlog en leeft al jaren in een revalidatiecentrum. Na een mislukte zelfmoordpoging komt hij terecht in het ziekenhuis. Zijn verpleegster Pauline en de nachtwaker Freddie zijn,...
Book cover of Lean on Pete

Lean on Pete

A Novel

by Willy Vlautin
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011

Willy Vlautin's award-winning novel follows the story of a newly orphaned fifteen-year old-boy struggling to make his way to a long lost aunt, who just might give him a home—now a major motion picture starring Chloë Sevigny (American Horror Story), Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire) and Travis Fimmel...
Book cover of Willy Vlautin Collection
by Willy Vlautin
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014

A collection of four novels by award-winning author Willy Vlautin. The Motel Life explores the frustration and failed dreams of two brothers on the run after a hit-and-run accident.  Northline follows a young woman who, haunted by the mistakes of her past, flees Las Vegas for Reno, intent...
Book cover of Lean on Pete
by Willy Vlautin
Language: Dutch
Release Date: May 15, 2018

Van de auteur van Laat me niet vallen, Boek van de Maand bij DWDD Charley Thompson is vijftien jaar en zoekt een thuis. Eten op tafel, een school om naartoe te gaan en iemand die om hem geeft. Zijn moeder is weg en aan zijn vader heeft hij niks, dus zoekt hij zijn toevlucht op de plaatselijke...
Book cover of Don't Skip Out on Me
by Willy Vlautin
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018

A FINALIST FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD From award-winning author Willy Vlautin, comes this moving novel about a young ranch hand who goes on a quest to become a champion boxer to prove his worth. Horace Hopper is a half-Paiute, half-Irish ranch hand who wants to be somebody. He’s spent...
Book cover of Laat me niet vallen
by Willy Vlautin
Language: Dutch
Release Date: January 16, 2018

‘Willy Vlautin is de literaire evenknie van Springsteen. Dit boek is alle media-aandacht meer dan waard.’ NRC Handelsblad Horace Hopper werd als tiener in huis genomen door meneer en mevrouw Reese. Zij hopen dat Horace hun ranch in het ruige Nevada binnenkort zal overnemen, maar Horace...
Book cover of The Free

The Free

A Novel

by Willy Vlautin
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014

In his heartbreaking yet hopeful fourth novel, award-winning author Willy Vlautin demonstrates his extraordinary talent for illuminating the disquiet of modern American life, captured in the experiences of three memorable characters looking for meaning in distressing times. Severely wounded...
Book cover of Northline

Northline

A Novel

by Willy Vlautin
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011

Fleeing Las Vegas and her abusive boyfriend, Allison Johnson moves to Reno, intent on making a new life for herself. Haunted by the mistakes of her past, and lacking any self-belief, her only comfort seems to come from the imaginary conversations she has with Paul Newman, and the characters he played....
Book cover of The Motel Life

The Motel Life

A Novel

by Willy Vlautin
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011

With "echoes of Of Mice and Men"(The Bookseller, UK), The Motel Life explores the frustrations and failed dreams of two Nevada brothers—on the run after a hit-and-run accident—who, forgotten by society, and short on luck and hope, desperately cling to the edge of modern life.
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