Donald E. Westlake

The Getaway Car (eBook, ePUB)

A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany
Redaktion: Stahl, Levi

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"This is a book for everyone, anyone who likes mystery novels or good writing or wit and passion and intelligence."- The New York Times Over the course of a fifty-year career, Donald E. Westlake published nearly one hundred books, including two long-running series starring the hard-hitting Parker and the hapless John Dortmunder. With The Getaway Car, we get our first glimpse of another side of Westlake the writer: what he did when he wasn't busy making stuff up. Mixing previously published pieces, many little seen, with never-before-published material found in Westlake's working files, this compendium offers a clear picture of the man behind the books-including his thoughts on his own work and that of his peers, mentors, and influences. It opens with revealing (and funny) fragments from an unpublished autobiography, then goes on to offer an extended history of private eye fiction, a conversation among Westlake's numerous pen names, letters to friends and colleagues, interviews, appreciations of fellow writers, and much, much more. There's even a recipe for Sloth à la Dortmunder. Really. "A must-have for Westlake fans."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Thisbook doesn't disappoint...Westlake was a hugely entertaining and witty writer. Whether he is writing a letterto his editor or about the history of his genre, he remains true to his definition of what makes a great writer: 'passion, plus craft.'"- The Guardian "[A] valuable collection."- Toronto Star Includes a foreword by Lawrence Block

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780226121956
• Artikelnr.: 58753197

Autorenporträt

Donald E. Westlake has written numerous novels over the past thirty-five years under his own name and pseudonyms, including Richard Stark. Many of his books have been made into movies, including The Hunter, which became the brilliant film noir Point Blank, and the 1999 smash hit Payback. He penned the Hollywood scripts for The Stepfather and The Grifters, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The winner of three Edgar awards and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Donald E. Westlake was presented with The Eye, the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Shamus Awards. He lives with his wife, Abby Adams, in rural New York State. For more information, visit his website: www.donaldwestlake.com.