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Block, L: Acht Millionen Wege zu sterben


en Paperback – 12 dec 2019
Acht Millionen Wege zu sterben ist der fünfte Roman mit Lawrence Blocks fesselndster Figur, Matthew Scudder. Von heftigen Gewissensbissen geplagt, hat der NYPD-Detective Frau und Kinder verlassen und den Dienst quittiert. Seitdem haust er in einem Hotel in New Yorks Hell¿s Kitchen, hat Jimmy Armstrong¿s Saloon, eine Kneipe um die Ecke, zu seinem zweiten Wohnzimmer erklärt und ernährt sich vorwiegend von Kaffee und Bourbon. Das wenige Geld, das er für dieses Leben braucht, verdient er sich als Privatdetektiv, der, wie er es selbst nennt, „Freunden hin und wieder einen Gefallen tut". Scudder ist an einem Punkt angekommen, an dem er von Jahren ausgiebigen Alkoholkonsums eingeholt und zunehmend häufiger von Blackouts und massiven Gedächtnislücken heimgesucht wird. Als er von einem Zuhälter beauftragt wird, den Tod eines Callgirls aufzuklären, gerät er bei seinem privaten Kampf, nüchtern zu bleiben, in eine Welt, die nicht weniger gefährlich und aus den Fugen geraten ist als sein eigenes Leben. Und das alles in einer Stadt mit acht Millionen Wegen zu sterben. Dazu ein Amazon-Rezensent: „Was Blocks Bücher so einzigartig macht, ist die atmosphärische Dichte der Welt, in der sie spielen. Block verfügt über John D. MacDonalds Gabe, prägnante Dialoge zu schreiben, gepaart mit Charles Dickens¿ Charakterzeichnung, und das alles in einer Film-noir-Atmosphäre, die für ein unvergessliches Leseerlebnis sorgt. Besonders packend ist, wie Block die gängige Figur des saufenden Detektivs zeichnet, der sich mit der Frage herumschlägt, ob er seinem Laster abschwören und trocken werden soll. Ich habe dieses Buch an eine ganze Reihe von Freunden verschenkt, und es war keiner unter ihnen, der danach nicht die meisten oder alle Matt-Scudder-Romane gelesen hat." Acht Millionen Wege zu sterben wurde 1986 mit Jeff Bridges in der Hauptrolle verfilmt. In jüngerer Vergangenheit wurde Matt Scudder in Ruhet in Frieden - A Walk Among the Tombstones von Liam Neeson verkörpert.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781951939496
ISBN-10: 1951939492
Pagini: 296
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: LB Productions

Notă biografică

Lawrence Block (b. 1938) is the recipient of a Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and an internationally renowned bestselling author. His prolific career spans over one hundred books, including four bestselling series as well as dozens of short stories, articles, and books on writing. He has won four Edgar and Shamus Awards, two Falcon Awards from the Maltese Falcon Society of Japan, the Nero and Philip Marlowe Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America, and the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association of the United Kingdom. In France, he has been awarded the title Grand Maitre du Roman Noir and has twice received the Societe 813 trophy. Born in Buffalo, New York, Block attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Leaving school before graduation, he moved to New York City, a locale that features prominently in most of his works. His earliest published writing appeared in the 1950s, frequently under pseudonyms, and many of these novels are now considered classics of the pulp fiction genre. During his early writing years, Block also worked in the mailroom of a publishing house and reviewed the submission slush pile for a literary agency. He has cited the latter experience as a valuable lesson for a beginning writer. Block's first short story, "You Can't Lose," was published in 1957 in Manhunt, the first of dozens of short stories and articles that he would publish over the years in publications including American Heritage, Redbook, Playboy, Cosmopolitan, GQ, and the New York Times. His short fiction has been featured and reprinted in over eleven collections including Enough Rope (2002), which is comprised of eighty-four of his short stories. In 1966, Block introduced the insomniac protagonist Evan Tanner in the novel The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep. Block's diverse heroes also include the urbane and witty bookseller--and thief-on-the-side--Bernie Rhodenbarr; the gritty recovering alcoholic and private investigator Matthew Scudder; and Chip Harrison, the comical assistant to a private investigator with a Nero Wolfe fixation who appears in No Score, Chip Harrison Scores Again, Make Out with Murder, and The Topless Tulip Caper. Block has also written several short stories and novels featuring Keller, a professional hit man. Block's work is praised for his richly imagined and varied characters and frequent use of humor. A father of three daughters, Block lives in New York City with his second wife, Lynne. When he isn't touring or attending mystery conventions, he and Lynne are frequent travelers, as members of the Travelers' Century Club for nearly a decade now, and have visited about 150 countries.