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Arthur Hailey
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Part 1 陈林燕
Part 2 俞佳瑶
Part 3 刘粉琪
Part 4 闻姣
Part 5 汪小燕
Content
The background of the author
The Introduction of the hotel
Special words of the passage
The hotel and its suites
Personalities of characters
Arthur Hailey
(5 April 1920 – 24 November 2004),
British/Canadian novelist
"I am a very nosy person, always have been."
Arthur Hailey was one of the mercially essful authors of all time, producing 11 books which sold more than 150 million copies, and were translated into 40 languages. And two years before his death in 2004 many of his major books were reissued. He was so popular with readers that his books were nearly guaranteed to e best-sellers. Besides, he was also the inventor of the disaster movie.
About the Author
Hailey's life
born in England in 1920
moved to California in 1965
immigrated to Canada in 1947
moved to the Bahamas in 1969
died in 2004
Character
Earnest and precise---It often took him three years to produce a book, but he rose meticulously to type his daily 600 words, often starting in his dressing gown at 6 o'clock in the morning.
Aggressive---Tracking rebel guerrillas in the Peruvian jungle (at age 67) for the Evening News (1990), or reading more than two dozen books on the hotel industry for Hotel, gave his novels a realism that appealed to many kinds of readers.
游击战
一丝不苟的
Works
Runway Zero-Eight (1958) ----- Flight into Danger(1956)
The Final Diagnosis (1959)
In High Places (1960)
Hotel(1965)
Airport (1968)
Wheels (1971)
The Moneychangers (1975)
Overload (1979)
Strong Medicine (1984)
The Evening News (1990)
Detective (1997)
Four of his books reached No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list
launched Hailey as a writer
P51 note 1
His parents.
Hailey once said that he was lucky in having supportive parents who encouraged him to believe in himself. Brought up in a working-class home, Hailey never lost mon touch following his phenomenal ess.
Some Important Persons to Hailey