Ira Levin (1929–2007)
Författare till Rosemarys baby
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Ira levin was born on August 27, 1929 in the Bronx, New York. He is best remembered for his novels which were made into feature films, Rosemary's Baby (1968, with Mia Farrow), The Boys from Brazil (1978) and The Stepford Wives (1975 and 2004). Levin's best-known play is Deathtrap, which holds the visa mer record as the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway. (It was also made into a feature film in 1982, starring Christpher Reeve.) His first novel, A Kiss Before Dying, earned him the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Ira Levin died in Manhattan from a heart attack on November 12, 2007. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
Serier
Verk av Ira Levin
The Stepford wives 4 exemplar
Het Beste Boek 65: Bel Ria / De jongens uit Brazilië / De gouden schoentjes / Bij de olifanten (1978) — Författare; Bidragsgivare — 3 exemplar
5 Novels: The French Connection | The Last Place God Made | A Kiss Before Dying | The Analog Bullet | A Bullet for… (1984) — Författare — 3 exemplar
No Time for Sergeants and Other Plays 1 exemplar
DR. COOKS GARDEN 1 exemplar
La semilla del diablo (Rosemary's baby) 1 exemplar
The Boys From Brazil, Silver 1 exemplar
Critic's Choice (Playbill) [Vol 5 No 8] 1 exemplar
Os Meninos do Brasil 1 exemplar
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Taggad
Allmänna fakta
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Levin, Ira Martin
- Födelsedag
- 1929-08-27
- Avled
- 2007-11-12
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- New York, New York, USA
- Dödsort
- New York, New York, USA
- Bostadsorter
- New York, New York, USA
Groton, Connecticut, USA - Yrken
- playwright
novelist
songwriter - Organisationer
- United States Army (1953-1955)
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Bram Stoker Award (1997)
Mystery Writers of America Grand Master (2003) - Agent
- Phyllis Westberg
Medlemmar
Diskussioner
futuristic drugged society i Name that Book (april 2012)
Ira Levin, 1929-2007 i Authors In Memoriam (november 2007)
Recensioner
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Edgar Award (2)
To Read - Horror (2)
Women's Stories (2)
Strange Towns (1)
Horror: Top 10 (1)
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Statistik
- Verk
- 44
- Även av
- 20
- Medlemmar
- 14,229
- Popularitet
- #1,619
- Betyg
- 3.7
- Recensioner
- 395
- ISBN
- 487
- Språk
- 25
- Favoritmärkt
- 27
Some people would say that Rosemary is a dull character. I would not say dull, I would say she is average person from that time and age. She married a man she loves and she wants to have kids (I do understand this might be a little bit weird for this age) - she gave up her career and decided to invest herself into being a mother but she is not dimwit in any way. For this time and age where people are rarely talking to each other and mostly do not know their neighbors (especially in city areas) story presents quite a different society. Story takes place when neighbor was seen as a friend and a helper. Especially older people - even if sometimes they can be seen as tedious etiquette said that one should always be polite and considerate with them.
So when this loving older couple starts to become more and more nosy and partaking in Rosemary's life she has no other way out than to "weather it out" so to speak. Unfortunately this will lead to rather unwanted events. Rosemary shows to be very capable to connect the dots and contact people she trusts to help her - but when walls of isolation keep closing in her desperation and feeling of utter betrayal start to take the best of her.
I like the way story brews from Rosemary meeting the neighbors, strange behavior of her husband to her pregnancy followed by some very weird events and accidents happening to people Rosemary used to know. Author constantly balances on that thread that separates normal from crazy - but if all around are crazy is the observer perhaps the only sane one? The calm tone of the novel, presenting events as if they were the most normal - this is the true horror.
Ending was little bit unexpected for me but I assume that crazed up Rosemary had no other option but to embrace her maternal feelings (no matter how weird this might be).
Recommended to fans of horror stories.… (mer)