Trevanian
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born
June 12, 1931
died
December 14, 2005
gender
male
place of birth
Granville, New York, The United States
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genre
Mystery & Thrillers
about this author
"Trevanian" was the pen name of American author Dr. Rodney William Whitaker (12 June 1931-14 Dec 2005). He wrote in a wide variety of genres, achieved best-seller status, and published under several names, of which the best known was Trevanian. From 1972 to 1983, five of his novels sold more than a million copies each. He was described as "the only writer of airport paperbacks to be compared to Zola, Ian Fleming, Poe and Chaucer."
Whitaker also published works as Nicholas Seare and Beñat Le Cagot. He published the non-fiction work The Language of Film under his own name
Born in Granville, New York, 12 June 1931, Rodney William Whitaker became enthralled with stories as a boy. His family struggled w...more
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Shibumi: A Novel by Trevanian avg rating 4.26 — 490 ratings — published 1979 18 editions |
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The Eiger Sanction: A Novel by Trevanian avg rating 3.75 — 202 ratings — published 1972 6 editions |
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The Summer of Katya: A Novel by Trevanian avg rating 3.70 — 141 ratings — published 1983 10 editions |
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The Loo Sanction: A Novel by Trevanian avg rating 3.64 — 127 ratings — published 1000 6 editions |
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The Main: A Novel by Trevanian avg rating 3.73 — 80 ratings — published 1976 8 editions |
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The Crazyladies of Pearl Street: A Novel by Trevanian avg rating 3.70 — 73 ratings — published 2005 7 editions |
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Incident At Twenty-Mile by Trevanian avg rating 3.35 — 74 ratings — published 1998 3 editions |
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Hot Night in the City by Trevanian avg rating 3.25 — 24 ratings — published 2000 2 editions |
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The Eiger Sanction by Trevanian avg rating 4.11 — 18 ratings — published 1973 |
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Trevanian: 4 Complete Novels by Trevanian avg rating 4.00 — 8 ratings — published 1984 |
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"Hana: What on Earth is a 'barbeque'? Hel: A primitive tribal ritual featuring paper plates, elbows, flying insects, encrusted meat, hush puppies, and beer. Hana: I daren't ask what a 'hush puppy' is. Hel: Don't."
— Trevanian (Shibumi: A Novel)
— Trevanian (Shibumi: A Novel)
"It was not their irritating assumption of equality that annoyed Nicholai so much as their cultural confusions. The Americans seemed to confuse standard of living with quality of life, equal opportunity with institutionalized mediocrity, bravery with courage, machismo with manhood, liberty with freedom, wordiness with articulation, fun with pleasure - in short, all of the misconceptions common to those who assume that justice implies equality for all, rather than equality for equals."
— Trevanian (Shibumi: A Novel)
— Trevanian (Shibumi: A Novel)

















