Ken Follett and the Triumph of Suspense: A Popular Writer Transcends Genres
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (575 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00QHESJ3I |
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| Number of Pages | : | 206 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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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 influence 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 thrill
"The complete but continuing biography of a master storyteller." according to Narayan Radhakrishnan. I got introduced to a spy fiction author in the early Nineties and I was hooked. The book was Eye of the Needle and that booked opened for me a world of spy fiction and I religiously began collecting and reading all books written by that author…the one and only Ken Follett. Then I got hold of a 10The complete but continuing biography of a master storyteller. I got introduced to a spy fiction author in the early Nineties and I was hooked. The book was Eye of the Needle and that booked opened for me a world of spy fiction and I religiously began collecting and reading all books written by that author…the one and only Ken Follett. Then I got hold of a 1038 page book called Pillars of the Earth. And I wondered if ever I was going to finish this one- for it was a genre that I have never read- the historical fiction. Bu. 8 page book called Pillars of the Earth. And I wondered if ever I was going to finish this one- for it was a genre that I have never read- the historical fiction. Bu
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. 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 lives in Saginaw
About the AuthorCarlos 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