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(0)Richard Bradford
Author
Physical Desc
xix, 449 pages : illustrations, [8] p. of plates ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Explores the life and career of British novelist and world citizen Martin Amis.
A portrait of the author covers his relationship with his famous novelist father, the autobiographical elements in his written works, and his recent focus on contemporary global politics.
Author
Physical Desc
xiii, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Made famous by the great success of her psychological thrillers, The Talented Mr Ripley and Strangers on a Train, Patricia Highsmith is lauded as one of the most influential and celebrated modern writers. However, there has never been a clear picture of the woman behind the books. The relationship between Highsmith's lesbianism, her fraught personality - by parts self-destructive and malicious - and her fiction, has been largely avoided by biographers....
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a Chicano handyman from the Milagro Valley decides to irrigate his small beanfield by " borrowing" some water from a large and potentially destructive development site, he sets off a chain reaction that erupts into a humorous culture clash.