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Vedertaget namn: Trevanian
Namn enligt folkbokföringen: Whitaker, Rodney William
Andra namn: Seare, Nicholas
Le Cagot, Beñat
Moran, Edoard
Födelsedag: 1931-06-12
Avled: 2005-12-14
Kön: male
Nationalitet: USA
Födelseort: Granville, New York, USA
Dödsort: Somerset, West Country, England, UK
Dödsorsak: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Bostadsorter: Granville, New York, USA (birth)
Albany, New York, USA
Blair, Nebraska, USA
Austin, Texas, USA
France
England
Utbildning: University of Washington (BA, MA)
Northwestern University (PhD)
Yrken: professor (Dana College)
professor (University of Texas)
novelist
film scholar
short story writer
Organisationer: United States Navy
Dana College
University of Texas
Agent: Michael V. Carlisle
Kort biografi: Rodney William Whitaker wrote best-selling novels in a variety of genres and published under several pseudonyms, the best known of which was Trevanian. He revealed his real identity in 1979 in an interview with the New York Times. He published The Language of Film (1970) under his legal name.

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The Summer of Katya av Trevanian

This is a ponderous, Gothic-y novel that takes too long to get going and by the time it does, the reader has been so dulled by the journey that the payoff seems weak. There's a crumbling estate, a weird family, love, insanity, murder - all the makings of a good, creepy read, but it just wasn't. Some of the writing is very good, and I enjoyed learning a bit about Basque culture, but ultimately I didn't care what happened by the end.

2.5 stars
(My rating scale translation: Didn't work for me)… (mer)

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katiekrug | 13 andra recensioner | Jan 12, 2024 |

Shibumi av Trevanian Trevanian

Okay but not stellar

Alright but not sure I'm a fan of the writer's phrasing and pacing. Glad I read it but not sure if I want to read anything else by the author.

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levlazarev | 55 andra recensioner | Oct 18, 2023 |

El verano de Katya av Trevanian,

Transcurre el verano de 1914 y el joven doctor Jean-Marc Montjean acaba de trasladarse a un pequeño pueblo del país vasco francés para ejercer su profesión. Su primer paciente es el hermano de una hermosa mujer, Katya Treville, de la que queda prendado. A medida que el doctor y la familia estrechan relaciones, Jean-Marc descubrirá un oscuro secreto de su pasado que, para su desolación, le distancia de la joven a pesar de los sentimientos del uno por el otro.
Poco después el médico constata que la familia Treville quiere marcharse de la población, y tratará de buscar un último encuentro con Katya en el que se destaparán las pesadillas de la joven.… (mer)

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Natt90 | 13 andra recensioner | Mar 24, 2023 |

Shibumi: A Novel av Trevanian

Una retorcida novela de. un asesino a sueldo "honorable", en algunos momentos larga y detalladas, en otras pinceladas apenas sugeridas. Muchos temas y subtemas. No se si la traducción ayuda a que me haya parecida floja.

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gneoflavio | 55 andra recensioner | Oct 30, 2022 |

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