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Trevanian (1931–2005)

Autor(a) de Shibumi

26+ Works 4,931 Membros 106 Reviews 17 Favorited

About the Author

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Séries

Obras de Trevanian

Shibumi (1979) 1,748 cópias
The Eiger Sanction (1972) 836 cópias
The Summer of Katya (1983) 543 cópias
The Loo Sanction (1973) 456 cópias
The Main (1976) 362 cópias
Incident at Twenty-Mile (1998) 337 cópias
Hot Night in the City (2000) 142 cópias
Rude Tales and Glorious (1983) 124 cópias
Death Dance (2002) 16 cópias
The Language of Film (1970) 10 cópias
Trevanian Times Two (1973) 9 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome padrão
Trevanian
Nome de batismo
Whitaker, Rodney William
Outros nomes
Seare, Nicholas
Le Cagot, Beñat
Moran, Edoard
Data de nascimento
1931-06-12
Data de falecimento
2005-12-14
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Granville, New York, USA
Local de falecimento
Somerset, West Country, England, UK
Causa da morte
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Locais de residência
Granville, New York, USA (birth)
Albany, New York, USA
Blair, Nebraska, USA
Austin, Texas, USA
France
England
Educação
University of Washington (BA, MA)
Northwestern University (PhD)
Ocupação
professor (Dana College)
professor (University of Texas)
novelist
film scholar
short story writer
Organizações
United States Navy
Dana College
University of Texas
Agente
Michael V. Carlisle
Pequena biografia
Rodney William Whitaker wrote best-selling novels in a variety of genres and published under several pseudonyms, the best known of which was Trevanian. He revealed his real identity in 1979 in an interview with the New York Times. He published The Language of Film (1970) under his legal name.

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This is a ponderous, Gothic-y novel that takes too long to get going and by the time it does, the reader has been so dulled by the journey that the payoff seems weak. There's a crumbling estate, a weird family, love, insanity, murder - all the makings of a good, creepy read, but it just wasn't. Some of the writing is very good, and I enjoyed learning a bit about Basque culture, but ultimately I didn't care what happened by the end.

2.5 stars
(My rating scale translation: Didn't work for me)… (mais)
½
 
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katiekrug | outras 13 resenhas | Jan 12, 2024 |
Okay but not stellar

Alright but not sure I'm a fan of the writer's phrasing and pacing. Glad I read it but not sure if I want to read anything else by the author.
 
Marcado
levlazarev | outras 55 resenhas | Oct 18, 2023 |
Transcurre el verano de 1914 y el joven doctor Jean-Marc Montjean acaba de trasladarse a un pequeño pueblo del país vasco francés para ejercer su profesión. Su primer paciente es el hermano de una hermosa mujer, Katya Treville, de la que queda prendado. A medida que el doctor y la familia estrechan relaciones, Jean-Marc descubrirá un oscuro secreto de su pasado que, para su desolación, le distancia de la joven a pesar de los sentimientos del uno por el otro.
Poco después el médico constata que la familia Treville quiere marcharse de la población, y tratará de buscar un último encuentro con Katya en el que se destaparán las pesadillas de la joven.… (mais)
 
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Natt90 | outras 13 resenhas | Mar 24, 2023 |
Una retorcida novela de. un asesino a sueldo "honorable", en algunos momentos larga y detalladas, en otras pinceladas apenas sugeridas. Muchos temas y subtemas. No se si la traducción ayuda a que me haya parecida floja.
 
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gneoflavio | outras 55 resenhas | Oct 30, 2022 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
26
Also by
2
Membros
4,931
Popularidade
#5,095
Avaliação
3.8
Resenhas
106
ISBNs
223
Idiomas
14
Favorito
17

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