Red or Dead: A Novel

Red or Dead: A Novel

A New York Times Editors' Choice

"[T]he stuff of great literature." â€”The New York Times |Â "Red or Dead is a winner." â€”The Washington Post

The place where the swinging sixties startedÂ â€“ Liverpool, England, birthplace of the BeatlesÂ â€“ wasnâ€™t so swinging. Amid industrial blight and a bad economy, the port townâ€™s shipping industry was going bust and there was widespread unemployment, with no assistance from a government tightening its belt. Even the Beatles moved to London.

Into these hard times walked Bill Shankly, a former Scottish coal miner who took over the cityâ€™s perpetually last-place soccer team. He had a straightforward work ethic and a favorite songÂ â€“ a silly pop song done by a local band, â€œYouâ€™ll Never Walk Alone.â€ Soon he would have entire stadiums singing along, tens of thousands of people all dressed in the team color redÂ . . . as Liverpool began to winÂ . . .

And soon, too, there was something else those thousands of people would chant as one: Shank-lee, Shank-leeÂ . . .

In Red or Dead, the acclaimed writer David Peace tells the stirring story of the real-life working-class hero who lifted the spirits of an entire city in turbulent times. But Red or Dead is more than a fictional biography of a real man, and more than a thrilling novel about sports. It is an epic novel that transcends those categories, until thereâ€™s nothing left to call it butÂ â€“ as many of the worldâ€™s leading newspapers already haveÂ â€“ a masterpiece.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Melville House Publishing
Manufacturer Melville House
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 1612194389
Model 1612194389
Color Red
ReleaseDate 2015-05-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781612194387

Country	USA
Brand	Melville House Publishing
Manufacturer	Melville House
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	1612194389
Model	1612194389
Color	Red
ReleaseDate	2015-05-22
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781612194387

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