Whitaker wrote in a wide variety of genres, achieved bestseller status, and published under several other names, as well, including nicholas seare, benat le cagot, and edoard moran. Trevanian takes the sociological measure of twenty mile back in 1898, when it was slipping into. The year is 1898 and the place is twentymile, a dying silvermining town in the hills of wyoming. Trevelyan, he told friends that he used the name of an armenian acquaintance of his. Trevanian is known for thrillers and westerns incident at twentymile 1998. Incident at twentymile is a mature example of his unique ability to wrap philosophical and social comment within the cloak of a popular genre, while always offering fastmoving action, fascinating characters, wit and humor, and brilliantly conceived and described settings, making his comments on contemporary america not only palatable, but. Trevanian s book incident at twentymile1998 and recent movie kingsman. Because of such a huge accomplishment, trevanian was described at that time as the only author of the airport paperbacks, who could have compared with the likes of ian fleming, chaucer, and zola. After a 15year absence from domestic publishing, trevanian reappeared as the author of a western, incident at twentymile 1998 and a collection of short stories, hot night in the city 2000.
Incident at twentymile trevanian stop youre killing me profile. It would be twenty minutes before a full picture was available. Shibumi by trevanian book 102 editions published between 1975 and 2019 in 16 languages and held by 2,014 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Because of such a huge accomplishment, trevanian was described at that time as the only author of the airport paperbacks, who could have compared with.
May 10, 2005 discover book depositorys huge selection of trevanian books online. Trevanian is one of four or five pennames of rodney whitaker b. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Incident at twentymile by trevanian 1998 french title. But, i was caught completely off guard that this book could be based on a real incident. He published the nonfiction book the language of film. He is the author of the crazyladies of pearl street, the eiger sanction, the loo sanction, the main, the summer of katya, incident at twenty mile, and hot night. After reading shibumi which was an excellent book, i wanted to give a chance to trevanian s other works, but this time the incident at twenty mile did not just do it for me.
His shibumi, the eiger sanction and the loo sanction were runaway best sellers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy incident at twenty mile by trevanian online at alibris. Trevanian occasionally hints at 100 year old current events, such as the spanishamerican war. This year 2005 he has taken another surprising direction with a boys coming of age story set in the slums of albany, new york in the years preceding. A racist and violently psychotic killer, lieder, breaks out of jail and descends on the community with two subhuman sidekicks.
Star warsr secrets of the galaxy deluxe box set by daniel. Incident at twentymile by trevanian excellent book. Rodney william whitaker june 12, 1931 december 14, 2005 was an american film scholar. Matthew, a young drifter who models himself after the ringo kid, a character in a dimestore novel, arrives and soon manages to. Incident at twentymile book more libraries bibliocommons. His last novel, written while he was in declining health, took a surprising turn. The eiger sanction 1972, the loo sanction 1973, the main 1976, shibumi 1979, the summer of katya 1983, incident at twenty mile 1998, hot night in the city a collection of stories published in 2000 and the memoir the crazy ladies of pearl street 2005. Jan 25, 2003 shibumi should be looked at as the perfection of ideas and dialog found in trevanian s two earlier books, the eiger sanction and the loo sanction. The mysterious, pseudonymous trevanian, who scored several bestselling hits in the 1970s and early 80s with the main, the eiger. Incident at twentymile is a western with a difference, and unless i miss my guess, it was intended at least in part as a spoof. Incident at twentymile by trevanian 1999, mass market for.
He published the non fiction book the language of film under. Incident at twentymile literally tries to unveil the topography during the. See all books authored by trevanian, including shibumi, and the crazyladies of pearl street, and more on. Trevanian s first three books eiger sanction, loo sanction, shibumi use similar, characters, events, and even dialog to advance his story line.
From what i had read, i knew that trevanian was trying his hand at a western and had. The mysterious, pseudonymous trevanian, who scored several bestselling hits in the 1970s and early 80s with the main, the eiger sanction and shibumi, is back after a long silenceand turns out to be. Jun 06, 2006 this book is in some ways a key to our country. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. A western titled incident at twentymile, the book prompted a publishers weekly critic to term whitaker as unpredictable as ever. However, rumor has it that his real identity is rodney whitaker since it is believed that author was teaching at university of texas when the eiger sanction was submitted, and rodney whitaker is in the credits of. Trevanian s remarkable career has spanned 30 years and several genres, from spy novels to psychological thrillers to westerns. Literary time travel, meticulously remembered and set down. Twenty mile, wyoming, is a sunbleached ghost town and narrowgauge train stop halfway between the surprise lode and the boomtown of destiny.
Rodney william whitaker, born june 12, 1931 in granville, new york. Incident at twenty mile, was an oblique look at the state of the american dream at the end of the 20th century disguised as a classic western novel and indeed. Washington post trevanian is the author of shibumi, the eiger sanction, the loo sanction, the main, the summer of katya, incident at twentymile, and hot night in the city. A darkly witty, smartly demythifying western by trevanian, best known for his everatypical novels in various genres the summer of katya, 1983, etc. In 1998 trevanian reappeared as the author of a western novel called incident at twentymile, and a collection of short stories, hot night in the city 2000. Salinger isnt the only reclusive writer in america jeff baker, august 29, 1999, the oregonian profile. If you loved mark haddons the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime or emma. But the promise they made twentyeight years ago calls them reunite in the same place where, as teenagers, they battled an evil creature that preyed on the. In incident at twentymile trevanian changes hats yet again and produces a remarkable novel set in the old west.
The novel takes place in the rundown silvermining town of twentymile, wyoming, where young drifter matthew dubcheck has arrived in search of a job. Udalosti v twentymile jsou z jedne strany poctou rodokapsovym klukovskym westernum a z druhe krvakem s vyraznym zapornym hrdinou. He died december 14, 2005 in the english west country. Trevanian is the pseudonym used to protect a very private person who has managed to successfully sell 5 million books without making a single promotional appearance. Incident at twentymile by trevanian 1999, mass market. Feb 01, 2020 incident at twentymile by trevanian 1998 french title. Fiction, 38338, the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime, haddon.
Salinger isnt the only reclusive writer in america jeff baker, august 29, 1999, the oregonian. The crazyladies of pearl street a novel by trevanian. Incident at twentymile by trevanian fantastic fiction. However, rumor has it that his real identity is rodney whitaker since it is believed that author was teaching at university of texas when the eiger sanction was submitted, and. Although some believe the pseudonym he chose was based on the name of english historian g.
Dec 17, 2005 rodney whitaker, a writer best known by one of his many pen names, trevanian, who was the only writer of airport paperbacks to be compared to zola, ian fleming, poe and chaucer, died on wednesday. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He has mastered them all, sold millions of books, and attracted a cult following thanks in part to the mystery surrounding his identity. The loo sanction, the main, the summer of katya, and incident at twenty mile. Incident at twenty mile by trevanian 1998, hardcover for. Trevanian je mistrem charakteru, humorneho literarniho stylu a ctivosti. Rodney william whitaker june 12, 1931 december 14, 2005 was an american film scholar and writer who wrote several novels under the pen name trevanian. Trevanian rodney whitaker, 19312005 was the bestselling author of shibumi. The eiger sanction 1972 the loo sanction 1973 the main 1976 shibumi published may 14, 1979 the summer of katya published march 25, 1983 incident at twentymile published september 21, 1998 hot night in the city published may 10, 2000 crazyladies of pearl street june, 2005 as nicholas seare. Book list sorted by author, then by title, then by book binding. Please check your local librarys website for updates. All other characters and organizations in this book lack any basis in. You cant help thinking of hannibal lecter at the start of trevanians new novel.
Aug 25, 2019 incident at twentymile by trevanian 1998 french title. Moran, jeanpaul morin, nicholas seare, trevanian, rodney whitaker, rodney. After a 15year hiatus, trevanian returned with a western novel called incident at twenty mile 1998, and. The summer of katya by trevanian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. Oct 01, 1998 after reading shibumi which was an excellent book, i wanted to give a chance to trevanian s other works, but this time the incident at twenty mile did not just do it for me. Trevanian books incident at 20mile reactions from readers of the book. I know of the genre, ive seen passages of films, i know the key actors and what they look like but i havent actually watched a lot of those films. Trevanian is the author of shibumi, the eiger sanction, the loo sanction, the main, the summer of katya, incident at twentymile, and hot night in the city. Incident a twentymile par trevanian litterature roman polar. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
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