David Benioff

When the Nines Roll Over

And Other Stories

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In When the Nines Roll Over, David Benioff (The 25th Hour, City of Thieves) uses humor and rich characterizations to explore the sometimes thrilling, sometimes pathetic emotional lives of a diverse set of characters. Over the course of eight stories, we are introduced to a host of young people on the cusp of discovery and loss. As he evokes the various states of agony and pleasure-humiliation, rebellion, camaraderie, and desire-Benioff displays a profound understanding of the transformative power of a single moment and how sadness can be illuminated by a humorous flip side. When the Nines Roll Over confirms the promise of a gifted writer em… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-101-17737-2
EAN: 9781101177372
Produktnummer: 17671832
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Seitenangabe: 240 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 1'287 KB

Über den Autor

David Benioff was born and raised in New York City. He adapted his first novel, The 25th Hour, into the feature film directed by Spike Lee. With many other screenplays to his credit, he is also the writer of the films, Brothers and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Stories from his critically acclaimed collection When the Nines Roll Over appeared in Best New American Voices and The Best Nonrequired American Reading. His latest novel is City of Thieves. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter where he is a co-creator and writer for the HBO hit series Game of Thrones.