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Zusatztext 'When the Nines Roll Over has its own! sharply original quality; worth reading for its humour! description of character and the oddity of it insights.' Informationen zum Autor David Benioff was born and raised in New York City. An author and screenwriter! he adapted his first novel! The 25th Hour ! into the screenplay for Spike Lee's popular feature film of the same name. His historical fiction novel City of Thieves and short story collection When the Nines Rolled Over received critical acclaim. Stories from the collection have appeared in Best New American Voices and The Best Nonrequired American Reading. He is the author of the screenplays for the films Troy! Stay! X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Kite Runner as well as the creator of the HBO TV series Game of Thrones ! based on the books from George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. David Benioff lives in Los Angeles and New York City. 'A deeply satisfying collection of unusual, resonant and beautifully composed stories. David Benioff is one of the most promising writers of his generation' - George Pelecanos Zusammenfassung From the writer of the award-winning Game of Thrones series for HBO based on the books of George R. R. Martin. Over the course of eight tales! often with an appealing touch of the surreal! we are introduced to a record comany exec searching for a rock star! an inexperienced Russian soldier trapped between his murderous colleagues and a clever old woman! a faded football star recalling his lost chance at love! an acress who has a shot at a role that will free her from a lifetime of waitressing! a young man who kidnap's his ex-girlfriend's father's ashes! and other young people on the cusp of discovery! jubilation or loss. As he evokes the various states of agony and pleasure - humiliation! rebellion! cameraderie! and desire - Benioff displays a profound understanding of how single moments lead to transformation! and how sadness can be illuminated by a humorous flip side. ...
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This is a superb collection, and it proves that Benioff can handle the long and the short of the fiction game Publishers Weekly
