William Goldman byl mistrem vyprávění, jehož díla se pohybovala od napínavých románů po scénáře, které definovaly žánry. Často čerpal ze svých vlastních zkušeností a přetvářel je v příběhy, které si získaly srdce čtenářů i diváků. Jeho jedinečný styl, plný ostrých dialogů a překvapivých zvratů, zanechal nesmazatelnou stopu v literatuře i filmu. Goldmanova schopnost zachytit podstatu lidské povahy a prezentovat ji s ironií a vtipem z něj činí autora, jehož díla jsou dodnes oceňována.
T. B. Levy je student, maratónec. V životě má spíš smůlu. A pak se navíc dostane do velmi nebezpečné situace a vůbec netuší o co jde. Postupně však pochopí, že musí vzít do ruky zbraň. Kniha byla zfilmována pod názvem Maratónec, v hlavní roli Dustin Hoffman. Film proslavil zubařskou scénku: "Je to bezpečné?"
Tento román se řadí ke klasice žánru fantasy, které však nechybí odlehčující nadhled. Goldman, mj. autor scénářů k takovým filmům, jako byly Butch Cassidy a Sundance Kid nebo Všichni prezidentovi muži, o své knize hovoří jako o výtahu „toho lepšího“ z „klasického příběhu skutečné lásky a odvážných dobrodružství od S. Morgensterna“. Goldman podle vlastních slov odstranil rušivý výkladový balast o dějinách a dvorské etiketě, a po destilaci mu zůstalo to, co má podle něj dobrý příběh obsahovat, tedy: „Šerm. Boj. Muka. Jedy. Opravdová láska. Nenávist. Pomsta. Obři. Lovci. Padouši. Ušlechtilí muži. Nejkrásnější z žen. Hadi. Pavouci. Obludy nejrůznějšího původu i podoby. Bolest. Smrt. Hrdinové. Zbabělci. Nejsilnější z mužů. Pronásledování. Úniky. Lži. Pravda. Vášeň. Zázraky.“
Exploring Broadway through the eyes of audiences, playwrights, critics, producers, and actors, this work offers a candid and insightful look into American commercial theatre. The author presents a gossipy, insider perspective, capturing the essence of the annual quest for success on stage. With a blend of analysis and personal anecdotes, it provides a detailed account of the dynamics that shape the theatrical landscape, making it an engaging read for anyone interested in the intricacies of Broadway.
No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of Marathon Man, Tinsel, Boys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman now takes you into Hollywood's inner sanctums...on and behind the scenes for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, and other films...into the plush offices of Hollywood producers...into the working lives of acting greats such as Redford, Olivier, Newman, and Hoffman...and into his own professional experiences and creative thought processes in the crafting of screenplays. You get a firsthand look at why and how films get made and what elements make a good screenplay. Says columnist Liz Smith, "You'll be fascinated.
Tom "Babe" Levy is a runner in every sense: racing tirelessly toward his goals of athletic and academic excellence--and endlessly away from the specter of his famous father's scandal-driven suicide. But an unexpected visit from his beloved older brother will set in motion a chain of events that plunge Babe into a vortex of terror, treachery, and murder--and force him into a race for his life . . . and for the answer to the fateful question, "Is it safe?"
He's twenty-three years old and already a prodigy, a critically acclaimed author of whom great things are expected--immediately ... But artistic success and happiness will not come easily to Chub Fuller. Like many writers, he will find himself descending again and again into the lower reaches of his psyche, driven by the phantoms of his past, the obsessive passions of others--and finally, by a murder that brings him face to face with the darkest forces within us all ...
Once, everyone knew that the gondoliers of Venice had the finest voices in all the world. But now, alas, few remember those days and fewer still living had been blessed to hear them. No one was able to discover the secret of the sudden silence of the golden-voiced gondoliers--no one, it seems, but S. Morgenstern. Now for the first time Morgenstern recounts the sad and noble story of the ambitions, frustrations and eventual triumph of Luigi, the gondolier with the goony smile.
Starting out as a boy in the Catskills, Corky develops into a brilliant and famous magician whose long-hidden secret and expert skills attract dark forces intent on destroying him.
Renowned for his screenwriting and captivating storytelling, William Goldman crafted a classic coming-of-age novel that captures the tumult of a generation. This sweeping narrative showcases his literary prowess, reflecting the themes of growth and change that resonate deeply with readers. After gaining fame for his screenplays and Hollywood insights, Goldman’s return to this beloved novel allows a new audience to experience his unique blend of humor and depth.
S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, the "good Parts" Version
