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Louis Dearborn L'Amour (; March 22, 1908 – June 10, 1988) was an American novelist and short-story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels (though he called his work "frontier stories"); however, he also wrote historical fiction (The Walking Drum), science fiction (Haunted Mesa), non-fiction (Frontier), as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into films.

L'Amour's books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death almost all of his 105 existing works (89 novels, 14 short-story collections, and two full-length works of nonfiction) were still in print, and he was "one of the world's most popular writers".

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Ben Curry har i årevis hersket over sit eget lille kongerige i en afkrog af Utah. Her er det ikke amerikansk lov, der gælder – det er Ben Currys lov. Nu er han imidlertid ved at blive gammel, og det er tid til at udpege sig en efterfølger. Hans adoptivsøn Mike Bastian er en mester med en pistol, en kniv for ikke at tale om de bare næver – men han har aldrig brudt loven. Nu må han gøre op med sig selv, om han vil forblive en lovlydig borger, eller om han vil blive forbryderkonge …

Louis L‘Amour (1908-1988) var en af USA‘s mest populære storytellers med sine rå og underholdende fortællinger fra det vilde vesten. Louis L‘Amour skrev omkring 100 romaner, som alle strøg ind på de amerikanske bestsellerlister. Louis L‘Amour voksede op i North Dakota og ville selv være en troværdig karakter i sit farverige western-univers. Hans store kærlighed til naturen og hans løbende historiske research gav ham indsigt i og forståelse for livets udfordringer i det barske nordamerikanske grænseland.
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Publish date28 Sep 2016
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ISBN epub9788711500132