''Hombre'' is a novel by

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author

Elmore Leonard Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thri ...

, published in 1961. It was adapted into a film in 1967. It tells the story of an

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man, John Russell, who leads the passengers of an attacked

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through the desert to safety. The novel was critically acclaimed upon release, and continues to be regarded to the modern day as a classic of the

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. It was released as a

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six years after its publication. It was adapted in to a film of the same name starring

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...

References

1961 American novels Novels by Elmore Leonard American novels adapted into films Western (genre) novels Southwestern United States in fiction Ballantine Books books {{1960s-western-novel-stub