Издательство: | Pan Macmillan |
Дата выхода: | август 2011 |
ISBN: | 978-0-330-41900-0 |
Объём: | 272 страниц |
Archer`s (Kane and Abel) talent as a raconteur is evident in these 12 distinctive short stories, all of which have surprise endings. Many center on human failings such as jealousy, obstinacy, pettiness or prejudice; 10 are based on "known incidents" that Archer has "embellished." An almost reportorial, straightforward style actually enhances each concluding jolt. In "The Perfect Murder", a married man kills his mistress, cunningly implicates someone else, and ensures that hapless person`s conviction. "A La Carte" concerns Mark Hapgood, who grudgingly works as a lowly hotel porter to please his father, then unexpectedly becomes a celebrated hotel chef. The amorous, contented female narrator of "Just Good Friends" turns out to be a cat. The stunning "Christinia Rosenthal" shows the needless tragedy that results when a girl`s anti-Semitic parents oppose her marriage to a rabbi`s son. Though the plots are rather slight, Archer`s understanding of human nature, and his talent for
2011, август: книга на бумаге "Twist in the Tale", ISBN: 978-0-330-41900-0, издательство "Pan Macmillan", 272 стр. |
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2011, август: книга на бумаге "Twist in the Tale (MM)", ISBN: 978-0-312-93352-4, издательство "Macmillan Publishers", 233 стр. |
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2004, апрель: книга на бумаге "Twist in the Tale", ISBN: 0-06-100717-X, издательство "HarperCollins Publishers" |
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