Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner
Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner is a 2000 collection of short fiction works by F.X. Toole.[1] The books is composed of five short storys and a novella.[2] F.X. Toole is the pen name of Jerry Boyd, who had much of his fiction writing rejected for publication, before one of the then unpublished short stories in Rope Burns came to the attention of Howard Junker.[3] One of the short stories in the book, "Million $$$ Baby", was later adapted to film as Million Dollar Baby.[4]
Author | F.X. Toole |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Ecco Press |
ISBN | 978-0-06-019820-6 |
References
- "Publishers Weekly - Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner". Publishers Weekly. September 4, 2000. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- Richard Sandomir (August 22, 2000). "A Trainer Turned Writer Rolls With the Punches". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
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