Lawrence G. Blochman (1900–1975)
Auteur de The Bride of Frankenstein [1935 film]
A propos de l'auteur
Séries
Œuvres de Lawrence G. Blochman
Pursuit 2 exemplaires
Cloak And Dagger 1 exemplaire
Red Wine 1 exemplaire
Recipe for Homicide 1 exemplaire
Catfish Story 1 exemplaire
THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER MAGAZINE: GREAT STORIES OF MYSTERY, DETECTION AND SUSPENSE [VOL. 1] NO. 5 (1952) 1 exemplaire
See You at this Morgue 1 exemplaire
Mr Blenn försvinner 1 exemplaire
Menace 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Chapter and Hearse: Suspense Stories about the World of Books (1985) — Contributeur — 49 exemplaires
The Edgar Winners: 33rd Annual Anthology of the Mystery Writers of America (1980) — Contributeur — 45 exemplaires
Murder on the Menu: Cordon Bleu Stories of Crime and Mystery, Volume 2 (1993) — Contributeur — 20 exemplaires
Killers of the Mind: A Collection of Stories by the Mystery Writers of America (1974) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
A Choice of Murders: 23 Stories by Members of the Mystery Writers of America (1958) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
Ellery Queen's 1966 Anthology — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Blochman, Lawrence G.
- Date de naissance
- 1900-02-17
- Date de décès
- 1975-01-22
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- San Diego, California, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Calcutta, India
Paris, France
Shanghai, China
Hong Kong - Lieu du décès
- New York, New York, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- San Diego, California, USA
- Études
- San Diego High School, San Diego, California, USA
University of California, Berkeley - Professions
- novelist
police reporter
court reporter
newspaperman
literary translator - Organisations
- Mystery Writers of America (4th president of)
Overseas Press Club (vice-president of) - Prix et distinctions
- Edgar Award, Best Short Story (1951)
Meritorious Service Award, Overseas Press Club (1959)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 24
- Aussi par
- 31
- Membres
- 250
- Popularité
- #91,401
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 15
- Langues
- 1
It's a fun, easy read that evokes well that troubled time. Most of the story takes place onboard this particular Japanese vessel and Blochman does a good job of not letting the location feel to constricted and an even better job of displaying the wonder of ocean travel before the flourishing of commercial air travel. The fun is in those descriptions more than the plot.
I read a local library copy of the 1938 first edition published by Harcourt, Brace and Company which makes it eighty years old. It used high grade paper and the look and feel of it is still a pleasure to handle. No musty odors that this reader could detect. One can only marvel at the high quality of workmanship that went into the book, not to mention that of the care that went into it over the years. There is even a picture of the author carefully placed on the inside leaf across from one of the old library lending pockets.
It wouldn't be hard to get through the 310 pages in a single reading. It's an enjoyable romp.… (plus d'informations)