Título: The Great Train Robbery: A Novel
Autor: Michael Crichton
Sinopse: The Great Train Robbery – by Michael Crichton. First published May 12th 1975 by Alfred A. Knopf. / California Book Award Silver Medal for Fiction (1975) '-' In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and studded with all the suspense and style of a modern fiction master, here is a classic caper novel set a decade before the age of dynamite--yet nonetheless explosive.... |...| Lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side in Victorian London -- and Edward Pierce easily navigates both worlds. Rich, handsome, and ingenious, he charms the city's most prominent citizens even as he plots the crime of his century, the daring theft of a fortune in gold. But even Pierce could not predict the consequences of an extraordinary robbery that targets the pride of England's industrial era: the mighty steam locomotive. Based on remarkable fact, and alive with the gripping suspense, surprise, and authenticity that are his trademarks, Michael Crichton's classic adventure is a breathtaking thrill-ride that races along tracks of steel at breakneck speed. "A nineteenth-century version of "George Roy Hill's The Sting" / Golpe de Mestre (1973)...Crichton fascinates us." -- The New York Times Book Review. ==== Michael Crichton (1942–2008) was one of the most successful novelists of his generation, admired for his meticulous scientific research and fast-paced narrative. He graduated summa cum laude and earned his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1969. His first novel, Odds On (1966), was written under the pseudonym John Lange and was followed by seven more Lange novels. He also wrote as Michael Douglas and Jeffery Hudson. His novel A Case of Need won the Edgar Award in 1969. Popular throughout the world, he has sold more than 200 million books. His novels have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and thirteen have been made into films. Michael Crichton passed away from lymphoma in 2008. He was 66 years old.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Great Train Robbery: A Novel”, de Michael Crichton, publicado pela editora Alfred A. Knopf, em 1975 e com 266 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Alfred A. Knopf
Páginas: 266
Ano: 1975
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Linguagem: pt_BR
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ISBN13: 9780394494012
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Alfred A. Knopf apresentam uma variedade de narrativas que exploram intensamente as relações humanas e os dilemas pessoais, muitas vezes em cenários marcados por tensões sociais ou culturais. A experiência de leitura costuma ser densa, com um tom que varia entre o introspectivo e o dramático, e personagens que enfrentam conflitos profundos, seja em ambientes urbanos contemporâneos ou em contextos históricos detalhados. O catálogo sugere obras que transitam entre o literário e o reflexivo, com histórias que valorizam o desenvolvimento psicológico e a complexidade moral, além de incluir conversas sobre arte e criação, que ampliam o olhar para processos criativos e culturais. Essa diversidade indica que Alfred A. Knopf publica tanto narrativas ficcionais quanto textos que dialogam com o cinema, a música e outras formas de expressão artística.
