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Midnight Express by Hayes, Billy; Hoffer, William is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Midnight Express about?

Midnight Express tells the gut-wrenching true story of a young mans incarceration and escape from a Turkish prison. A classic story of survival and human endurance, told with humor, honesty, and heart, it became the Academy Award-winning blockbuster film of the same name. In 1970 Billy Hayes was an English major who left college in search of adventures to write about, like his hero Jack London. He had a rude awakening when he was arrested at the airport in Istanbul trying to board a plane while carrying four pounds of hashish, and given a life sentence. After five brutal years, relentless efforts by his family to gain his release, and endless escape plotting, Hayes finally took matters into his own hands. On a dark night, in a wailing storm he began a desperate and daring escape to freedom This is the astounding journey, told in Billy Hayes's own words, of those five years of living hell and of the harrowing ordeal of his time on the run.

Who reads Midnight Express?

Author

Hayes, Billy; Hoffer, William

Publisher

Curly Brains Press

Published

1977

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences

Rating

4 / 5 (29 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14