Ken Follett and the Triumph of Suspense

A Popular Writer Transcends Genres

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Ken Follett wrote his first international bestseller, Eye of the Needle, when he was 25 years old. He has since been one of the most consistent international best-selling authors, with approximately 130 million copies of his books sold worldwide. His manifold influences on the thriller genre includes the pioneering use of strong female characters in espionage stories and the development of the historical thriller as a new form of novel, exemplified by Winter of the World (2012).This book is an investigation of Follett's development as an author, and of the craft of writing and the negotiation of serious versus popular literary value, from his earliest short stories and screenplays through his mature thrillers and entertainment fiction. Unpublished materials are also considered, including his notes, business and personal correspondence, unpublished drafts, journal entries and outlines. Follett's dramatic shift to writing historical fiction may be his most enduring legacy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-12-12
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:286 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786495986

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Mer om författaren

Carlos Ramet is the executive assistant to the president/executive director of public affairs and professor of English and creative writing at Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan. He is the author of fifteen published short stories and numerous scholarly articles on the craft of fiction, genre writers and Ken Follett as contemporary novelist. He lives in Saginaw.

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“this is one of the best books I’ve ever read on the career and methods of a popular novelist”—Mystery Scene; “Ramet provides us with another way to inspect the value of Follett’s body of work and to understand the man, but also gives us a view of how books are written and how the real world shapes a writer and his fiction in general. Ramet succeeds in crafting a biography of Follett in which the writing process is examined as well via the life of a literary success story”—Popular Culture Review.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsviiiPrefaceChronologyIntroduction1. Following a Successful Formula: Whiteout as Case Study2. The Scribbler’s Trade: A Midnight Train to Somewhere3. “A Most Remarkable Writer”: The Symon Myles Mysteries and the Non-Series Hero4. A Foray into Film: What Those Old Scripts Can Tell Us5. A Fine Kettle of Fish: Beyond First Success6. A Case—or Two—in Point: The Struggle for Authorial Independence7. On Wings of Eagles: Narrative Negotiation of “True Story” Fiction8. Night Over Water: A Flight of Fancy9. A Political Dimension: Entering the FrayConclusionFilmographyChapter NotesBibliographyIndex