| The Black Box Contributor(s): Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Author) |
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ISBN: 1502537575 ISBN-13: 9781502537577 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.32 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.71 lbs) 238 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866 - 1946) was an English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers. Oppenheim featured on the cover of Time magazine on September 12, 1927. He was the self-styled "prince of storytellers." He composed some one hundred and fifty novels, mainly of the suspense and international intrigue nature, but including romances, comedies, and parables of everyday life. He was the earliest writer of spy fiction as understood today, and invented the "Rogue Male" school of adventure thrillers that was later exploited by John Buchan and Geoffrey Household. Undoubtedly his most renowned work was The Great Impersonation: it was filmed thrice, the last time as a strong piece of wartime propaganda. Perhaps Oppenheim's most enduring creation is the character of General Besserley, . Much of Oppenheim's work possesses a unique escapist charm, featuring protagonists who delight in Epicurean meals, surroundings of intense luxury, and the relaxed pursuit of criminal practice, on either side of the law |
