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Sleep no More - Six Murderous Tales (Broché)

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P. D. James

Peter Kemp

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  • Faber & Faber

  • Paru le : 04/10/2018
The acknowledged "Queen of Crime", P. D. James was a master of the short story, creating gripping, suspenseful tales. Sleep No More comprises six perfectly... > Lire la suite
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The acknowledged "Queen of Crime", P. D. James was a master of the short story, creating gripping, suspenseful tales. Sleep No More comprises six perfectly formed stories, published here together for the first time. As the murderous tales unfold, the dark motive of revenge is revealed at the heart of each. P. D. James shows her expert control of the short-story form, conjuring motives and scenarios with complete conviction, and delivering a satisfying twist every time.

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  • Date de parution : 04/10/2018
  • Editeur : Faber & Faber
  • ISBN : 978-0-571-33988-4
  • EAN : 9780571339884
  • Format : Poche
  • Présentation : Broché
  • Nb. de pages : 172 pages
  • Poids : 0.2 Kg
  • Dimensions : 12,9 cm × 19,8 cm × 1,7 cm

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Biographie de P. D. James

P. D. James (1920-2014) was born in Oxford and educated at Cambridge High School for Girls. From 1949 to 1968 she worked in the National Health Service and subsequently the Home Office, first in the Police Department and later in the Criminal Policy Department. All that experience was used in her novels. She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Society of Arts and served as a Governor of the BBC, a member of the Arts Council, where she was Chairman of the Literary Advisory Panel, on the Board of the British Council and as a magistrate in Middlesex and London.
She was an Honorary Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. She won awards for crime writing in Britain, America, Italy and Scandinavia, including the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award and the National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature (US). She received honorary degrees from seven British universities, was awarded an OBE in 1983 and was created a life peer in 1991.
In 1997 she was elected President of the Society of Authors, stepping clown from the post in August 2013.
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