Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas

图书标准信息

• 作者 Su Tong 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2004-07
• ISBN 9780060596330
• 定价 99.60元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 272页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Celebratethelosthistories,unusualpeopleandplaces,andhiddentreasuresofNewYorkCity'sgloriouspastwiththisdelightfulandengagingcollectionoforiginalillustrationsandstoriesbyartist/writerJamesStevenson.FeaturingtheseriesofStevenson's"LostandFoundNewYork"pieces,originallypublishedintheNewYorkTimes,alongwithnever-before-publishedoriginalartworkbytheartist,thishandsomevolumerepresentstheuniquevisionofanartistandraconteurofextraordinarytalent."Untilyoudrawapictureofsomething,"saysStevenson,"Youareapttobedeadwrongaboutwhatitlookslike."Stevenson'scharmingillustrationsandstorieswilltransportyoutoBrooklyn'sFloydBennettField,NewYorkCity'sfirstmunicipalairport,whereHowardHughestookoffonJuly10,1938.YouwillmeetSadietheGoat—amemberoftheladies'auxiliaryofthe1870sHell'sKitchengangtheGophers—knownforbuttinghervictimsinthestomachwithherheadandextractingtheirvaluables.Youwilldiscoverapopular1920sProhibitionnightclubequippedwithasecretchutethatsentbottlesofalcoholintotheHudsonRiver(andwaslaterdestroyedtobuildahighway).YouwilllearnaboutthearchitectwhobuiltthefamousChryslerBuildingin1928,thentheworld'stallestbuilding.LostandFoundNewYorkwillintroduceyoutohundredsofcolorful,intriguing,andwonderfulcharacters,places,andeventsfromNewYorkCity'srichandvariedpast.Enjoyyourtrip!

【作者简介】

SteveMartiniAformerjournalistandattorney,SteveMartinihascombinedbothhalvesofhisrésuméintoasuccessfulfranchiseoflegalthrillers,mostofwhichstartheattorneyPaulMadriani.AccordingtoVincentBugliosi,“Weunquestionablyhaveanewliterarylioninthefictionalcrimegenre."BiographyWriter-turned-lawyer-turned-writer,SteveMartinihasestablishedhimselfasabankableliterarystarinthelegalthrillergenre.Histitles,manystarringthatembattledesquirePaulMadriani,havetaut,two-wordtitles:TheList,TheJudge,TheJury,TheAttorney.Andhegetsravesforhistautplotsaswell.ADetroitFreePressreporteronceconfessedthatwhensheaccidentallyleftherplaneticketandMartininovelinanairportrestroom,shefranticallydroppedoutoflineatthegateandranbacktotheladiesroom--forthebook.MartinibeganhiswritingcareerasareporterfortheLosAngelesDailyJournal,alegalnewspaper,wherehecoveredtheCaliforniastatehouseintheearly1970s.Hespecificallywenttoworkforalegalpublicationbecauseheplannedtopracticelaw.And,afterreceivinghislawdegreefromtheUniversityofthePacificinnorthernCalifornia,hesetasidehisreporter'snotebookforprivatepractice.Ontheside,hecontinuedtowrite,andhepublishedhisfirstnovel,TheSimeonChamberin1988,inwhichanattorneyandhisclientareendangeredbytheirpossessionofwhatmaybethediariesofSirFrancisDrakeandareinachasethattakesthemtoSanSimeon,thecastle-styleestateinCaliforniabuiltbyWilliamRandolphHearst.In1992,Martinipublishedhissecondbook,CompellingEvidence,atautthrillerthatintroducedhispopularrecurringcharacter,attorneyPaulMadriani.Inthenovel,Madrianidefendshisformermistressonchargesthatshemurderedherhusband,themanwhojusthappenedtobetheseniorpartneratMadriani'slawfirm.Anationalbestseller,thenovelwontheauthoracriticalandpopularfollowing.Sincethen,withfewexceptions,MadrianihasbeenthecenterpieceofMartini'sfiction,squaringoffagainstslickpoliticians,politicallyambitiousprosecutors,andacompellingcastofflawedclientswithagendasalltheirown.AlthoughMartiniisnowafull-timewriter,hislongtenureinthelegaltrencheshasobviouslyleftitsmark.Nowheredohislegalthrillersringmoretruethaninthecourtroomscenes,whichhavewonthepraiseofthemasterhimself,fellowattorney-turned-bestsellingnovelistJohnGrisham.Inassessinghiscolleague'sskills,Grishamhassaid:"SteveMartiniisamasterofthegenre...Hewriteswiththeagile,episodicstyleofalawyerquickonhisfeetandonestepaheadofhismanyenemies."GoodToKnowMartinicoveredtheCharlesMansonmurdercaseinthe1960sasareporterforTheLosAngelesDailyJournal,alegalnewspaper.AlsoKnownAs:StevenPaulMartiniHometown:CaliforniaDateofBirth:二月28,1946PlaceofBirth:SanFrancisco,CaliforniaEducation:B.A.,UniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,1968;J.D.,UniversityofthePacific,McGeorgeSchoolofLaw,1974