The pelican brief / John Grisham.
Record details
- ISBN: 0385423543 (lg. print) :
- ISBN: 0385421982 :
- Physical Description: 371 p. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, c1992.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Adult |
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Subject: | United States. Supreme Court > Fiction. Large type books. |
Genre: | Mystery fiction. Legal stories. |
Available copies
- 50 of 50 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Hall Memorial Library - Ellington.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 50 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Hall Memorial Library - Ellington | GRISHAM, JOHN (Text) | 34037067187429 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Author Notes
The Pelican Brief
John Grisham was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas on February 8, 1955. He received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Mississippi State University. He was admitted to the bar in Mississippi in 1981 after receiving a law degree from the University of Mississippi, specializing in criminal law. While a lawyer in private practice in Southaven, Mississippi, Grisham served as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 until 1990. He left the law and politics to become a full-time author. His first novel, A Time to Kill, was published in 1989. His other novels include The Partner, The Street Lawyer, The Testament, The Brethren, The Summons, The King of Torts, Bleachers, The Last Juror, The Broker, Playing for Pizza, The Appeal, Calico Joe, The Racketeer, Gray Mountain, Rogue Lawyer, The Confession, The Litigators, The Whistler, Camino Island, The Rooster Bar, and the Theodore Boone series. Several of his novels were adapted into films including The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Chamber, A Painted House, The Runaway Jury, and Skipping Christmas. (Bowker Author Biography)