Light Thickens by Ngaio Marsh
The bad news: This is the last in Ngaio Marsh's marvelous Inspector Alleyn" series. The good: It's one of her very best. The secret to Light Thickens' success may lie in its combination of some of Marsh's greatest passions, including her native New Zealand -in the person of, unusually, a Maori character - and the theater. Indeed, the plot centers on a production of...well, let's skirt disaster by calling it the Scottish play," a play that Dame Ngaio produced and directed several times. Among theater folk, the Scottish play is considered unlucky, so much so that tradition requires anyone who utters its proper name backstage to leave the building, spin around, spit, curse, and then request permission to re-enter. For Ngaio Marsh, however, it seems to have been quite the opposite: Light Thickens is a fine swansong," said England's Observer, and the Los Angeles Times agreed, saying No playwright could devise a better curtain" than the one Dame Ngaio chose for her own career.
Dame Ngaio Marsh was one of the queens of the golden age of mystery and the author of 32 titles in the Inspector Roderick Alleyn series. She was born and grew up in New Zealand. Theater was perhaps her greatest passion in life, and she directed and produced a number of plays.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9781631940651 |
| ISBN 10 | 1631940651 |
| Titel | Light Thickens |
| Autor | Ngaio Marsh |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Felony & Mayhem |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2016-12-07 |
| Seitenanzahl | 264 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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