The Getaway Car : A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany /

Over the course of a fifty-year career, Donald E. Westlake published nearly one hundred books, including not one but two long-running series, starring the hard-hitting Parker and the hapless John Dortmunder. In the six years since his death, Westlake's reputation has only grown, with fans conti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Westlake, Donald E. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Block, Lawrence (Contribuidor), Stahl, Levi (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Temas:
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
nonfiction, crime, criminal, famous, well known, writer, author, parker, john dortmunder, recurring characters, novels, novelist, sleuth, detective, posthumous, reputation, plot, prose, insightful, biography, biographical, behind the scenes, influences, autobiography, unpublished, mentor, influence, influential, inspiration, private eye, pen name, interviews, correspondence, letters.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword
  • Editor's Introduction
  • 1 My Second Life: Fragments from an Autobiography
  • 2 Donald E. Westlake, a.k.a. . . .
  • 3 So Tell Me about This Job We're Gonna Pull: On Genre
  • 4 Ten Most Wanted: Ten Favorite Mystery Books
  • 5 Returning to the Scene of the Crime: On His Own Work
  • 6 Lunch Break: May's Famous Tuna Casserole
  • 7 The Other Guys in the String: Peers, Favorites, and Influences
  • 8 Coffee Break: Letter to Ray Broekel
  • 9 Anything You Say May Be Used against You: Interviews
  • 10 Midnight Snack: Gustatory Notes from All Over
  • 11 Side Jobs: Prison Breaks, Movie Mobsters, and Radio Comedy
  • 12 Signed Confessions: Letters
  • 13 Jobs Never Pulled: Title Ideas
  • 14 Death Row (Or, The Happily Ever Afterlife): Letter to Ralph L. Woods
  • Acknowledgments
  • Credits
  • Index of Names and Titles

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