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Mar 14, 2017 · Leaving Las Vegas, the first novel by John O’Brien, is the disturbing and emotionally wrenching story of a woman who embraces life and a man who rejects it. Sera is a prostitute, content with the independence and routine she has carved out for herself in a city defined by recklessness.
Leaving Las Vegas is a semi-autobiographical 1990 novel by John O'Brien. The novel was adapted into a 1995 film of the same name, starring Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue.
Jan 1, 1990 · Leaving Las Vegas, the first novel by John O’Brien, is a disturbing and emotionally wrenching story of a woman who embraces life and a man who rejects it. Sera, a prostitute, and Ben, an alcoholic, stumble together and discover in each other a respite from their unforgiving lives.
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Jan 1, 1991 · Leaving Las Vegas. Hardcover – January 1, 1991. John O'Brien's books have established him as a writer who communicated the voice of the loner with blistering realness and unmistakable force. In Leaving Las Vegas, he wove a love story of incredible passion among two lost souls.
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Feb 24, 2015 · Leaving Las Vegas. by. O'Brien, John, 1960-. Publication date. 1990. Topics. Prostitutes, Alcoholics. Publisher. Wichita, Kan. : Watermark Press.
Mar 14, 2017 · Leaving Las Vegas, the first novel by John O’Brien, is the disturbing and emotionally wrenching story of a woman who embraces life and a man who rejects it. Sera is a prostitute, content with the independence and routine she has carved out for herself in a city defined by recklessness.
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Nov 22, 1995 · Leaving Las Vegas, the first novel by John O'Brien, is a disturbing and emotionally wrenching story of a woman who embraces life and a man who rejects it, a powerful tale of hard luck and hard drinking and a relationship of tenderness and destruction.
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'Leaving Las Vegas' is a shockingly realistic portrayal of alcoholism, and the careless ennui that accompanies the blackouts and embarrassments. Charming at times, horrific at others, 'Leaving Las Vegas' is anything but boring or average.