Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is a tale of obsession and betrayal that centres on a seedy pub in a run-down part of London. Bob the waiter skimps and saves and fantasises about writing a novel, until he falls for the pretty prostitute Jenny and blows it all. Kindly Ella, Bob's co-worker, adores Bob, but is condemned to enjoy nothing more than the attentions of the insufferable Mr Eccles; Jenny, out on the street, is out of love, hope, and money. We watch with pity and horror as these three vulnerable and yet compellingly ordinary people meet and play out bitter comedies of longing and frustration.'His finest work can easily stand comp…
Mehr
CHF 19.50
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V105:
Folgt in ca. 15 Arbeitstagen
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-349-14147-3
- EAN: 9780349141473
- Produktnummer: 20394426
- Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 640 S.
- Masse: H12.9 cm x B19.9 cm x D4.5 cm 436 g
- Gewicht: 436
Über den Autor
Patrick Hamilton was one of the most gifted and admired writers of his generation. His plays include Rope (1929), on which the Hitchcock thriller was based, and Gas Light (1939). Among his novels are The Midnight Bell, The Siege of Pleasure, The Plains of Cement, Twenty-thousand Streets Under the Sky, Hangover Square, The Slaves of Solitude and The West Pier. He died in 1962.The Sunday Telegraph said: 'His finest work can easily stand comparison with the best of this more celebrated contempories George Orwell and Graham Greene.'
47 weitere Werke von Patrick Hamilton:
Bewertungen
Anmelden