A. J. Cronin

The Stars Look Down

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From the author of The Stars Look Down and The Citadel, and the creator of Dr Finlay's Casebook.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 714
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 42mm
• Gewicht: 1120g
• ISBN-13: 9781447243793
• ISBN-10: 144724379X
• Artikelnr.: 39253520

Autorenporträt

Born in Cardross, Scotland, A J Cronin studied at the University of Glasgow. In 1916 he served as a surgeon sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteers Reserve, and at the war's end he completed his medical studies and practiced in South Wales. He was later appointed to the Ministry of Mines, studying the medical problems of the mining industry. He later moved to London and built up a successful practice in the West End. In 1931 he published his first book, Hatter's Castle, which was compared with the work of Dickens, Hardy and Balzac, winning him critical acclaim. Other books by A J Cronin include: Dr Finlay's Casebook, The Stars Look Down, The Citadel, Three Loves, The Green Years, Beyond This Place, and The Keys of the Kingdom