Электронная книга: Desmond Bagley «Flyaway»

Flyaway

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ISBN: 9780008211325

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Desmond Bagley

Desmond Bagley (29 October 1923, Kendal – 12 April 1983, Southampton), was a British journalist and novelist principally known for a series of best-selling thrillers. Along with fellow British writers such as Hammond Innes and Alistair MacLean, Bagley established the basic conventions of the genre: a tough, resourceful, but essentially ordinary hero pitted against villains determined to sow destruction and chaos in order to advance their agenda.

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Biography

Bagley was born at Kendal, Cumbria (then Westmorland), England, the son of John and Hannah Bagley. His family moved to the resort town of Blackpool in the summer of 1935, when Bagley was twelve. Leaving school not long after the relocation, Bagley worked as a printer's assistant and factory worker, and during World War II he worked in the aircraft industry. Bagley suffered from a speech impediment (stuttering) all of his life, which initially exempted him from military conscription.

He left England in 1947 for Africa and worked his way overland, crossing the Sahara Desert and briefly settling in Kampala, Uganda, where he contracted malaria. By 1951, he had settled in South Africa, working in the gold mining industry and asbestos industry in Durban, Natal, before becoming a freelance writer for local newspapers and magazines.

His first published short story appeared in the English magazine Argosy in 1957, and his first novel, The Golden Keel in 1962. In the interval, he was a film critic for Rand Daily Mail in Johannesburg from 1958–1962. Also during this period, he met local bookstore director Joan Magaret Brown and they were married in 1960.

The success of The Golden Keel led Bagley to turn full time to novel writing by the mid-1960s. He published a total of sixteen thrillers, all craftsmanlike and nearly all best-sellers. Typical of British thriller writers of the era, he rarely used recurring characters whose adventures unfolded over multiple books. Max Stafford, the security consultant featured in Flyaway and Windfall, is a notable exception. Also typically, his work has received little attention from filmmakers, yielding only a few, unremarkable adaptations. Exceptions were The Freedom Trap (1971), released in 1973 as The Mackintosh Man by Warner Brothers, Directed by John Huston and starring Paul Newman and Dominique Sanda; Running Blind which was adapted for television by the BBC in 1979 and in 2001 "The Enemy" starring Roger Moore.

In several novels Bagley used the first-person narrative. One reviewer wrote: "as long as meticulous craftsmanship and honest entertainment are valued, and as long as action, authenticity, and expertise still make up the strong framework of the good adventure/thriller, Desmond Bagley's books will surely be read."[1]

Bagley and his wife left South Africa for England in 1964 where they lived in Bishopsteignton, Devon. They then settled in Totnes, Devon from 1966–1976, then lived in Guernsey in the Channel Islands from 1976-1983. Joan continued living there until her death in 1999.

Bagley also published short stories. When not traveling to research the exotic backgrounds for his novels, Bagley enjoyed sailing, loved classical music and films, military history, and played war games.

Desmond Bagley died of complications resulting from a stroke at a hospital in Southampton. He was fifty-nine. His last two novels Night of Error and Juggernaut were published posthumously after completion by his wife. His works have been translated into over 20 languages.

Bibliography

Dates are for first UK hardcover publication; all of Bagley's novels subsequently appeared in paperback.

Notes

  1. ^ Reginal Hill, Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers (1985)

References

Источник: Desmond Bagley

См. также в других словарях:

  • Flyaway — Fly a*way , a. Disposed to fly away; flighty; unrestrained; light and free; used of both persons and things. n. A flyaway person or thing. Truth is such a flyaway. Emerson. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flyaway — [flī′ə wā΄] adj. 1. loose and streaming as if blown by the wind [flyaway hair] 2. flighty 3. ready for flight …   English World dictionary

  • flyaway — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of hair) fine and difficult to control …   English terms dictionary

  • flyaway — adjective Date: 1844 1. loose and flowing especially because of unconfined fullness at the back < a flyaway jacket > 2. of, relating to, or being an aircraft that is ready to fly < the plane s flyaway price > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • flyaway — /fluy euh way /, adj. 1. fluttering or streaming in the wind; windblown: flyaway hair. 2. flighty; frivolous; giddy. 3. ready for flight: flyaway aircraft. [1765 75; adj. use of v. phrase fly away] * * * …   Universalium

  • flyaway — [[t]fla͟ɪ͟əweɪ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Flyaway hair is very soft and fine. [WRITTEN] ...her flyaway blond hair …   English dictionary

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