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National Book Award-winning author James Dickey''s New York Times bestseller Deliverance is an unforgettable tale of violent action and profound inner discovery—the basis for the Academy Award-nominated film starring Burt Reynolds and John Voight

ONE OF MODERN LIBRARY’S 100 BEST NOVELS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST ENGLISH LANGUAGE NOVELS

Four middle-class suburban men decide to embark on a three-day canoe trip down a particularly wild section of a river in Georgia. For Ed Gentry, Bobby Trippe, Drew Ballinger, and Lewis Medlock, the trip represents a break from their daily routines, a chance for adventure with few real risks, and the last occasion to see a beautiful valley before the river is dammed up. Lewis, an enthusiastic outdoorsman and champion archer, is obsessed by the desire to pit himself against nature.

When two of the friends are viciously attacked

Deliverance

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint Collins
      Published 8 August 2023
      ISBN-13 9780063319677
      978-0063319677
      ISBN-10 0063319675

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      National Book Award-winning author James Dickey''s New York Times bestseller Deliverance is an unforgettable tale of violent action and profound inner discovery—the basis for the Academy Award-nominated film starring Burt Reynolds and John Voight

      ONE OF MODERN LIBRARY’S 100 BEST NOVELS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST ENGLISH LANGUAGE NOVELS

      Four middle-class suburban men decide to embark on a three-day canoe trip down a particularly wild section of a river in Georgia. For Ed Gentry, Bobby Trippe, Drew Ballinger, and Lewis Medlock, the trip represents a break from their daily routines, a chance for adventure with few real risks, and the last occasion to see a beautiful valley before the river is dammed up. Lewis, an enthusiastic outdoorsman and champion archer, is obsessed by the desire to pit himself against nature.

      When two of the friends are viciously attacked

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