Trevanian

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born

June 12, 1931 in Granville, New York, The United States

died

December 14, 2005

gender

male

website

http://www.trevanian.com/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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"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 with poverty and he lived for several years in...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 5,550 ratings · 551 reviews · 19 distinct works

	Shibumi 4.16 avg rating — 2,179 ratings — published 1979 — 34 editions	My rating:
	The Eiger Sanction 3.81 avg rating — 1,039 ratings — published 1972 — 19 editions	My rating:
	The Summer of Katya 3.84 avg rating — 601 ratings — published 1998 — 18 editions	My rating:
	The Loo Sanction 3.67 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 1974 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Main 3.74 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 1977 — 16 editions	My rating:
	The Crazy Ladies of Pearl Street 3.69 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 2005 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Incident at Twenty-Mile 3.58 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Hot Night in the City 3.43 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Death Dance: Suspenseful Stories of the Dance Macabre 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Trevanian: 4 Complete Novels 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1984	My rating:

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“Irony is Fate's most common figure of speech.”
― Trevanian

tags: fate , irony

33 people liked it

“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

tags: embarrassment , youth

18 people liked it

“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

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