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1、BlackmailArthurHaileyArthurHaileyAbouttheAuthor(1920-2004)ArthurHaileyistheauthorofanumberofbest-sellingnovels.BornApril5,1920inLuton,England,hewaseducatedinEnglishschoolsuntilage14.Afterabriefcareerasanofficeboy,hejoinedtheBritishairforce(RAF)in1939andservedthroughWorldWarI
2、I.AbouttheAuthor(1920-2004)In1949,heemigratedtoCanada.ArthurHaileydecidedtobecomeafull-timeauthorin1956followingthesuccessofhisoriginaltelevisiondrama"FLIGHTINTODANGER."Forthenextfewyears,hewroteteleplaysforsuchlegendarydramaticseries.Soonafter,Haileybecameanovelist.In1969,h
3、emovedtoBahamasforthere’snoincometax.In1979ArthurHaileyannouncedhisretirement.Atthistime,hediscoveredhewasveryillandunderwentaquadruplebypassheartoperation.Thesurgerywasatremendoussuccess,leavingMr.Haileyfeelinginvigoratedandburstingwithcreativeenergy.WorksHaileyisawell-know
4、nbestsellerwriter."FLIGHTINTODANGER"《险中行》(1956),"RunwayZero-Eight"《零八跑道》(1958)"TheFinalDiagnosis”《最后诊断》(1959)"InHighPlaces"《身居要职》(1961)."Hotel"《大饭店》(1965)"Airport"《航空港》(1968)Works"Wheels"《汽车城》(1971),"TheMoneychangers"《钱商》(1975)"Overload"《超负荷》(1979)"STRONGMEDICINE“《烈药》(1984)“
5、Detective”《侦探》(1997).FeaturesofHailey’sWritingsEachofhisnovelsissetinadifferentindustryorcommercialenvironmentandincludes,inadditiontodramatichumanconflict,alloftheinformationaboutthewaythatparticularenvironmentfunctions,andhowitaffectsboththesocietyandthepeopleinit.Features
6、ofHailey’sWritingsCriticsoftendismissedHailey‘ssuccessastheresultofaformulaic(刻板的)styleinwhichhecenteredacrisisonanordinarycharacter,theninflatedthesuspensebyhoppingamongmultiplerelatedplotlines(情节主线).However,hewassopopularwithreadersthathisbookswereguaranteedtobecomebestsel
7、lers.MostofhisbookshavebeenmadeintofilmsorTVseries.Hotel(1968)Theluxurious-butdebt-plagued-St.GregoryHotelinNewOrleansfacesabattleforsurvival,whileitsstaff,guestsandprospectivebuyersgeneratebehind-the-scenesromance,powerplays,blackmailandbetrayal.Plot:PeterMcDermott,themanag
8、erofaNewOrleanshotel,ismanagingthehotelataparticularlyproblematictime.Hemus
