The Triumph of the Thriller: How Cops, Crooks, and Cannibals Captured Popular Fiction
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.52 (798 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345481232 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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. In addition to the Post, he has reviewed books and written articles for The New York Times Book Review, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Playboy, The Washingtonian, and other publications. Patrick Anderson is the weekly thriller reviewer for T
Kathy Perutz said Take the Beginning, Forget the Rest. The preface says it all. In the introductory chapter, Anderson gives his view of the genre, reveals what he likes and what he doesn't, makes a good case for crime writers being underappreciated and leaves the reader with a sense that s/he's in the hands of an authority, about to set forth on a journey through thrillers and other. A Decent Book on Thrillers, but Very Highly Opinionated Thriller Lover Every Monday, Patrick Anderson writes a book review column for the Washington Post. Instead of covering literary books, Anderson reviews what is popularly known as "thriller" fiction. THE TRIUMPH OF THE THRILLER is Anderson's effort to explain the history and popularity of thrillers, as well as offer his opinion of today's best . Puts the modern thriller into historical context. Jim Lester Even though this book is about ten years old, it's still a useful guide that details how thrillers overtook all other forms of popular literature in the 21st century. Anderson stretches the definition of a "thriller" to include books that most people would classify as "mystery novels" or "crime novels", and the result is a compr
There’s been a revolution in American popular fiction. This book can be your guide to it.. In his provocative, caustic, and often hilarious survey of today’s popular fiction, Anderson shows us who the best thriller writers are–and the worst. He examines the pioneering role of Lawrence Sanders, the offbeat appeal of Dean Koontz, the unprecedented success of The Da Vinci Code, and the emergence of the literary thriller.Most of all, Anderson demands that the best of these novelists be given their due–not as genre writers
6)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. The book hits its stride with a chapter on the modern thriller's birth in the 1980s. Anderson, the Washington Post weekly thriller reviewer and self-described "middlebrow," explains why the genre has come to dominate bestseller lists in recent years: "Decades of war, recession, and political and corporate corruption have made Americans more cynical—or realistic—and thus more open to novels that examine the dark side of our society." Then he quickly covers the 19th-century pioneers (Poe, Collins, Conan Doyle) and the early 20th-century greats (Christie, Hammett, Chandler). . Pelecanos, Michael Connelly and Dennis Lehane, but isn't afraid to condemn the work of such bestsellers as James Pa