Aldous Huxley

Point Counter Point

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Produktbeschreibung

"Dive into the shadowy underworld of Dashiell Hammett's 'The Maltese Falcon', a masterpiece that redefined the detective genre. In the fog-laden streets of San Francisco, meet Sam Spade, a sharp-witted private detective with a knack for trouble. When the alluring Miss Wonderly walks into his office, Spade is plunged into a labyrinth of deception and greed. At the heart of this whirlwind is the elusive Maltese Falcon, a priceless artifac t steeped in mystery and coveted by a cast of cunning characters, each with their own dangerous agenda. As Spade navigates through lies and treachery, he must contend with murder, betrayal, and his own dubious morals. With twists at every turn, Hammett crafts a tale where trust is a luxury and the stakes are deadly. Will Spade unravel the mystery of the Maltese Falcon, or will he be outwitted in this deadly game of cat and mouse? 'The Maltese Falcon' is not just a story-it's a riveting journey into the heart of noir, where the line between right and wrong is as blurred as the foggy San Francisco skyline."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: MJP Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9789355278401
• ISBN-10: 9355278403
• Artikelnr.: 69935979

Autorenporträt

Aldous Huxley was born on 26 July 1894 near Godalming, Surrey. He began writing poetry and short stories in his early 20s, but it was his first novel, Crome Yellow (1921), which established his literary reputation. This was swiftly followed by Antic Hay (1923), Those Barren Leaves (1925) and Point Counter Point (1928) ¿ bright, brilliant satires in which Huxley wittily but ruthlessly passed judgement on the shortcomings of contemporary society. For most of the 1920s Huxley lived in Italy and an account of his experiences there can be found in Along the Road (1925). The great novels of ideas, including his most famous work Brave New World (published in 1932, this warned against the dehumanising aspects of scientific and material 'progress') and the pacifist novel Eyeless in Gaza (1936) were accompanied by a series of wise and brilliant essays, collected in volume form under titles such as Music at Night (1931) and Ends and Means (1937). In 1937, at the height of his fame, Huxley left Europe to live in California, working for a time as a screenwriter in Hollywood. As the West braced itself for war, Huxley came increasingly to believe that the key to solving the world's problems lay in changing the individual through mystical enlightenment. The exploration of the inner life through mysticism and hallucinogenic drugs was to dominate his work for the rest of his life. His beliefs found expression in both fiction (Time Must Have a Stop,1944, and Island, 1962) and non-fiction (The Perennial Philosophy, 1945; Grey Eminence, 1941; and the account of his first mescaline experience, The Doors of Perception, 1954). Huxley died in California on 22 November 1963.

Rezensionen

Huxley's style is at once dry and rich, intellectual and sensuous, scholarly and romantic. Point Counter Point is extremely funny with passages of rich and gorgeous farce Observer