Ken Follet
The History of the Thriller at the 92nd Street Y
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Ken Follett
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Ken Follett
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Among the most eponymous authors of the thriller genre, Ken Follett started off humbly enough: He began writing, he says, so he could raise money to fix his car. A steward of suspense since his 1978 breakthrough, Eye of the Needle, Follett here offers a clinical dissection of the thriller genre. A successful thriller, notes Follett, produces fear and anxiety - emotions that demand resolution, and thereby maintain audiences’ interest. The best-selling author explores the history of the genre, pointing to Erskine Childers’ little-known 1903 work, The Riddle of the Sands, as the progenitor of the modern suspense story. Follett traces women’s shifting role in suspense fiction, examining how a genre originally geared toward men has evolved to include female heroes and villains, authors and audiences.
Unfortunately, we can't see his slides or hear the questions at the end. I don't know what the producers could have done with that.
However, for fans of thrillers or Ken Follet or both, it's worth listening!
Entertaining lectures - can't hear the questions
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