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1、BlackmailArthurHaileyArthurHaileyAbouttheAuthor(1920-2004)ArthurHaileyistheauthorofanumberofbest-sellingnovels.BornApril5,1920inLuton,England,hewaseducatedinEnglishschoolsuntilage14.Afterabriefcareerasanofficeboy,hejoinedtheBritishairforce(RAF)in1939andservedthroughWorld
2、WarII.AbouttheAuthor(1920-2004)In1949,heemigratedtoCanada.ArthurHaileydecidedtobecomeafull-timeauthorin1956followingthesuccessofhisoriginaltelevisiondrama"FLIGHTINTODANGER."Forthenextfewyears,hewroteteleplaysforsuchlegendarydramaticseries.Soonafter,Haileybecameanovelist.
3、In1969,hemovedtoBahamasforthere’snoincometax.In1979ArthurHaileyannouncedhisretirement.Atthistime,hediscoveredhewasveryillandunderwentaquadruplebypassheartoperation.Thesurgerywasatremendoussuccess,leavingMr.HaileyfeelinginvigoratedandburstingwithcreativeenergyWorksHaileyi
4、sawell-knownbestsellerwriter."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)"STRONGMEDIC
5、INE“《烈药》(1984)“Detective”《侦探》(1997).FeaturesofHailey’sWritingsEachofhisnovelsissetinadifferentindustryorcommercialenvironmentandincludes,inadditiontodramatichumanconflict,alloftheinformationaboutthewaythatparticularenvironmentfunctions,andhowitaffectsboththesocietyandthe
6、peopleinit.FeaturesofHailey’sWritingsCriticsoftendismissedHailey‘ssuccessastheresultofaformulaic(刻板的)styleinwhichhecenteredacrisisonanordinarycharacter,theninflatedthesuspensebyhoppingamongmultiplerelatedplotlines(情节主线).However,hewassopopularwithreadersthathisbooksweregu
7、aranteedtobecomebestsellers.MostofhisbookshavebeenmadeintofilmsorTVseries.Hotel(1968)Theluxurious-butdebt-plagued-St.GregoryHotelinNewOrleansfacesabattleforsurvival,whileitsstaff,guestsandprospectivebuyersgeneratebehind-the-scenesromance,powerplays,blackmailandbetrayal.P
8、lot:PeterMcDermott,themanagerofaNewOrleanshotel,ismanagingthehotelataparticularlyproblematictime.Hemust
