Anthony McCarten is een veelgeprezen romanschrijver wiens debuut internationale lof oogstte, gevolgd door latere werken die kritische erkenning en brede vertaling genoten. Naast zijn romans is McCarten ook een gevierd toneelschrijver met internationaal opgevoerde stukken, wat blijk geeft van een opmerkelijke veelzijdigheid in literaire en dramatische vormen. Zijn carrière wordt verder gekenmerkt door succesvolle verfilmingen van zijn eigen verhalen, waarmee hij een veelzijdige artistieke visie toont. Hij blinkt uit in het creëren van meeslepende verhalen die resoneren in verschillende media.
Hoe Churchill de Britten van de afgrond redde - Nu verfilmd als Darkest Hour
Historisch verslag over het effect van Churchills toespraken in 1940, toen Groot-Brittannië rechtstreeks werd bedreigd door nazi-Duitsland.
From the acclaimed novelist and screenwriter of The Theory of Everything comes a revisionist look at the period immediately following Winston Churchill’s ascendancy to Prime Minister—soon to be a major motion picture starring Gary Oldman. May 1940. Britain is at war, Winston Churchill has unexpectedly been promoted to Prime Minister, the horrors of Blitzkreig witness one western European Democracy fall after another in rapid succession. Facing this horror, with pen in hand and typist-secretary at the ready, Churchill wonders what words could capture the public mood when the invasion of Britain seems mere hours away. It is this fascinating period that Anthony McCarten captures in this deeply researched and wonderfully written new book, The Darkest Hour. A day-by-day (and often hour-by-hour) narrative of this crucial moment in history provides a revisionist look at Churchill—a man plagued by doubt through those turbulent weeks—but who emerged having made himself into the iconic, lionized figure we remember.
I learned things from the script I didn't know. I just thought, Can that be right? Were we that perilously close? And so it just grabbed me. Gary Oldman
On 28 February 2013, a 600-year-old tradition was shattered: the conservative Pope Benedict XVI made a startling announcement. He would resign. Reeling from the news, the College of Cardinals rushed to Rome to congregate in the Sistine Chapel to pick his successor. Their unlikely choice? Francis, the first non-European pope in 1,200 years, a one…
"Ten Americans have been carefully selected to Beta test a ground-breaking piece of spyware. Pioneered by tech-wunderkind Cy Baxter in collaboration with the CIA, FUSION can track anyone on earth. But does it work? Each participant is given two hours to 'Go Zero' - to go off-grid and disappear - and then thirty days to elude the highly sophisticated Capture Teams sent to find them. Any Zero that beats FUSION will receive $3 million. If Cy's system prevails, he wins a $90 billion-dollar government contract to revolutionize surveillance forever. For one contestant, an unassuming Boston librarian named Kaitlyn Day, the stakes are far higher than money, and her reasons for entering the test more personal than anyone imagines. Kaitlyn needs to win as badly as Cy needs to realize his own ambitions. They have no choice but to finish the game and when the timer hits zero, there will only be one winner..."--Provided by publisher
A novel about the celebration of the transience of life, the eternal difficulty of love and a hilarious riff on our 21st-century infatuation with movies and the superhero solution.
The book explores the remarkable friendship between Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, highlighting its significance as one of history's most impactful relationships. It delves into the dynamics of their bond, showcasing how their collaboration and mutual respect have influenced their personal and professional lives. This account promises insights that will resonate with readers, especially with the additional context of an upcoming play and film adaptation.
Teenage meat-packer Delia Chapman's claim that she has encountered a group of aliens is at first considered temporary insanity because of the stresses of her job. For how else can her story, which gains her instand tabloid fame and the envy of her catty friends, be explained? Things get stranger when Delia realizes she's pregnant, but remembers little more of her supernatural experience than lights and noise. When two of Delia's friends also disclose their pregnancies and likewise blame the spacemen, the town of Opunake begins to buzz with reporters.
In this rollicking first novel, a small town its thrown into an uproar when several of its teenage citizens claim to have been impregnated by spacemen. Are they "spinning" tales? A crushed cow found lying in the center of a scorched, perfect circle in a nearby field suggests they're not--and the rumor mill goes into overdrive with the arrival of Phillip, the new librarian. He falls for Delia and is soon caught up in the irresistible drama of uncovering the town's darkest secrets. What he finds shakes the community far more than a flying saucer ever could.
