Irwin Shaw Books

A short-story collection dramatizing the author's views of the human condition

In this lively anthology of 21 stories and one classic poem about football, fathers and sons tackle their issues, coaches and quarterbacks collide, and ordinary heroes emerge from the blitz.

New York Times Bestseller: A provocative novel about one man’s struggle with courage and his conscience at the height of McCarthyism. Clement Archer, head of a popular radio show, faces a profound dilemma: Five of his employees stand accused of being communists, and a magazine threatens disclosure unless Archer fires each and every one. Despite his efforts to meet his own moral standards and avoid self-incrimination, Archer finds himself hounded from both ends of the political spectrum for his seemingly righteous actions. The Troubled Air, Irwin Shaw’s second novel, was published immediately before the author moved to Europe, where he lived for the next twenty-five years. The story remains a powerful portrayal of a good, decent man ensnared by the hysteria and cruelty of a dark period in American history.

The Young Lions is a vivid and classic novel that portrays the experiences of ordinary soldiers fighting World War II. Told from the points of view of a perceptive young Nazi, a jaded American film producer, and a shy Jewish boy just married to the love of his life, Shaw conveys, as no other novelist has since, the scope, confusion, and complexity of war.

A beautiful Italian girl, a one-time movie idol turned NATO diplomat, a violent, talented young American writer, a once-famous movie director, all come together in Rome in an attempt to salvage a movie and escape the demands of lives they are afraid to face.

Ten Stories by one of America's top ten writers: all with the nuance of city detail, the magical spirit of the present, that the author [...] can bootle so expertely. Daily Mail, Back cover

Rich Man, Poor Man is the story of two brothers whose contrasting natures reflect the turmoil of post-war America. Rudy is the rich man - a romantic who would let no one stand between him and success. Tom is the poor man - the black sheep of the family on the run from his violent past.

The Stands are a self-reliant family in New York City. Far from wealthy they are still reasonably content with their life until one night when their teenage daughter helps a wealthy and lonely Wall Street lawyer. Out of gratitude the lawyer showers the family with gifts and money. The Strands find their lives altered and not necessarily for the best.

One of Irwin Shaw's most unforgettable heroes battles to resurrect his declining career against a tough cast of women, whiskey, and old memories Jesse Crain was made for Cannes. A middle-aged filmmaker who dazzled audiences during Hollywood's Golden Age, Crain is talented, worldly, ambitious, and he knows how to play the game. As the Riviera sparkles in the spring of 1970, Crain juggles industry players while charming a persistent young journalist and fending off groupies. Beneath his polished exterior, though, Crain's life is coming apart at the seams. His last two films flopped, and for several years he's been adrift. Now desperate to reignite his career, a hit at any price feels like his only salvation. "Evening in Byzantium" is a masterwork that brilliantly documents a man's precipitous slide--along with that of his industry--from independence toward cynical mediocrity. It is a timeless story of a determined character grappling with the nature of success and power. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate.

Michael Storr's joy comes from physical danger as a parachutist, a surfer, a hang glider, a free faller, a reckless skier. Oppressed by his life in New York City, he feels choked by his career as an executive in a high powered office as an executive in a high powered office, choked by the airless world of air conditioned towers. His own sanity depends on his finding a purer, simpler, more vigorous existence, and he sets out to search for one, even though he loses his wife in the process. He finds the physical excitement he craves but along with it developments he has not contempated. For some of the personal relationships in which he becomes entangled prove as threatening as the most dangerous of his sports.

A dead man’s briefcase presents a down-on-his-luck pilot with the chance of a lifetime. Pilot Douglas Grimes’s best days are long behind him. Grounded due to a medical condition, Douglas has resigned himself to menial work as a desk clerk at a seedy hotel. But his fortune flips when he discovers a hotel guest dead from a heart attack and, next to him, a tube jammed with hundred-dollar bills. Douglas grabs the money and, with it, the chance to remake his life. In Europe, he meets Miles Fabian, an elegant and erudite con man with a flair for extravagance. Fabian recruits him for his latest ploy: robbing members of the idle rich. But what will happen when his bad behavior catches up with him?

Wesley, haunted by his father's murder, begins a strange and deeply personal quest; Billy becomes involved with a girl who leads him into unexpected dangers; Gretchen finds new challenges and experiences a remarkable twist to her life. Moving between Europe and America, "Beggarman, Thief" is a brilliant novel chronicling the fortunes of one family - the joys, sorrows, successes and failures. This is not only the gripping sequel to Irwin Shaw's bestselling "Rich Man, Poor Man", but also an outstanding novel in its own right.

Psykologisk skildring af en midaldrende mand, der efter en mordtrussel fra en ubekendt person tvinges til at tage sit liv op til revision

"Though Trey Parker and Matt Stone haven't been killed for it (they did receive death threats after their 200th episode) the creators of South Park have faced accusations much like those that led to Socrates' execution: the corruption of youth and the teaching of vulgar , irreligious behavior. A closer examination, however, reveals that South Park is very much within the Platonic tradition, as Kyle and Stan engage in questioning and dialogue in order to "learn something today." Moreover, the mob mentality of the parents, along with the malicious yet mimetic evil of Cartman, demonstrates how evil emerges from thoughtlessness: a failure to ask if one can live with oneself, and a failure to out oneself in the place of others. Through its different characters, and even its apparently mindless vulgarity, South Park shows the need for engaging in dialogue, and thinking from others' perspectives, in order to pursue wisdom, examine life, and make it worth living."-- Provided by publisher

Die jungen Löwen, das sind 1939 die jungen Soldaten, die voll Mut, Entschlossenheit und Tatendrang auf die Schlachtfelder Europas und Afrikas ziehen, die töten und zerstören, weil man es ihnen befiehlt und weil sie glauben, es für eine gerechte Sache zu tun. Manchem ist der Krieg das große Abenteuer, die Chance zur Befriedigung des persönlichen Ehrgeizes, vielen wird er zur Bewährungsprobe, nur wenige erleben ihn als "Aufbruch der Nation". Je länger der Krieg dauert, je grausamer er wird, desto mehr verblassen die großen Worte ..

Roman aus dem Jahr 1985, 426 Seiten, von Goldmann. Kanten leicht bestoßen, aber innen in gutem Zustand. Papier ist altersbedingt nachgedunkelt.

"Встревоженный эфир" - один из ранних романов известного американского писателя Ирвина Шоу. Герой романа, преуспевающий режиссер, волею судьбы поставлен перед выбором: поступиться своими нравственными принципами или поставить на карту свое благополучие. Он выбирает второе и вступает на опасный путь, где его ждет немало неожиданностей и неприятных открытий.

Казалось бы, лучшие дни Дугласа Граймса давно позади. Бывший летчик, а теперь Ночной портье в дешевой гостинице, он едва сводит концы с концами. Но тут судьба делает головокружительный поворот - внезапно умирает один из постояльцев и Дуглас с его деньгами бежит в Европу. Вот он - шанс взять у жизни реванш! И Дуглас Граймс готов воспользоваться им, поставив на карту все, что у него есть...

Een ooit beroemde filmproducent plant een comeback in de filmindustrie en gebruikt het filmfestival van Cannes om zijn terugkeer aan te kondigen.

Cover artist: A. Pedro Ironically, for Gilbert Snook who considered himself the human equivalent of a neutrino, a particle able to travel through the Earth without disturbing any other particle it all started with the panic that followed the sighting of the anti neutrino planet as it approached Earth. Earth was unaffected but Snook ended up in a small African Republic teaching English to diamond miners. Then the miners started seeing ghosts and Snook found himself at the centre of a bizarre and far reaching scientific discovery and in the middle of some very dirty political infighting.

Abreise und Heimkehr - bk960; Albrecht Knaus Verlag; Irwin Shaw; Paperback; 1985

La turbulenta familia Jordache, centro argumental de la novela, representa los Estados Unidos de la posguerra, desde las neurosis colectivas de la época McCarthy hasta el boom que siguió a la depresión johnsoniana. Hombre rico, hombre pobre sirvió de argumento para la inolvidable serie de televisión del mismo título.

nº 06 y 07, edicion 1983, traduccion de J. Ferrer Aleu, 685 paginas, tapa dura

Een succesvol zakenman tracht de verveling te verdrijven door een skivakantie. De ziekte van een hoteleigenaar en een verhouding met diens labiele echtgenote veranderen zijn levenshouding.

Одно из лучших произведений Ирвина Шоу. Не просто роман, который лег в основу знаменитых сериалов. Не просто "золотой эталон" семейной сани и современной англоязычной "психологической беллетристики"

Bei Roder Damon, Literaturagend und zu Geld gekommen, klingelt das Telefon. Der Anrufer droht mit Mord In New York nichts Ungewöhnliches findet die Polizei. doch Damon wird von dieser Drohung aus der Bahn geworfen. Er denkt über mögliche Feinde nach und entdeckt, dass er sich für ansändiger gealten hat, als er tatsächlich ist.

"GOD WAS HIER, MAAR HIJ GING VROEG WEG OMDAT HIJ ER GEEN BROOD MEER INZAG" is een boek van Shaw. Het is uitgegeven door Reed Business. Deze editie verscheen in 1974. De vertaling is verzorgd door R. KLIPHUIS. Dit werk telt 173 pagina's. Het is geschreven in het Nederlands.