Legs (novel)

1975 novel by William Kennedy

Legs

First edition

Author| William Kennedy
Language| English
Publisher| Coward, McCann & Geoghegan

Publication date

| 1975
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages| 317 pp
ISBN| 0-698-10672-5
OCLC| 1345969

Dewey Decimal

| 813/.5/4
LC Class| PZ4.K3615 Le PS3561.E428
Preceded by| The Ink Truck
Followed by| Billy Phelan's Greatest Game

Legs is a 1975 novel by William Kennedy. It is the first book in Kennedy's Albany Cycle.[1]

## Plot summary

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The book chronicles the life of the gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond. It is told from the perspective of Jack's lawyer, Marcus Gorman. Marcus becomes involved with "Legs" Diamond to add excitement to his otherwise boring life, and the best way to do this was by immortalizing a highly popular gangster. Through Gorman's eyes, Kennedy is able to elicit sympathy for the criminal, transposing this sympathy into the context of America during the 1920s and 30s: excess, collapse, destitution, and analysis of right and wrong, good and evil.[2][3]

## Adaptations

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In 2009, Audible.com produced an audio version of Legs, narrated by Joe Barrett, as part of its Modern Vanguard line of audiobooks.

## References

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1. ^ Kennedy, William (1976). Legs. Cape. ISBN 978-0-224-01270-6.
2. ^ "Legs". www.albany.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
3. ^ "LEGS". Kirkus Reviews. 1 April 1975. Retrieved 2024-11-02.

## External links

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William Kennedy

Novels|

* Legs (1975)
* Billy Phelan's Greatest Game (1978)
* Ironweed (1983)
* Roscoe (2002)

Films written|

* The Cotton Club (1984)
* Ironweed (1987)

Plays|

* Grand View (1996)

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