Dorothy Dunnett (1923–2001)
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Dorothy Dunnett was born on August 25, 1923 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. She attended Gillespie's High School for Girls. After graduation she attended Edinburgh College of Art, and transferred, upon her marriage, to Glasgow School of Art. From 1940-1955, she worked for the Civil Service as a mehr anzeigen press officer. Her first novel, The Game of Kings, was published in the United States in 1961 and in the United Kingdom the year after. During her lifetime, she wrote over 20 books including King Hereafter, the six-part Lymond Chronicles, and the eight-part House of Niccolo series. She was also a professional portrait painter and exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1992 she was awarded the Office of the British Empire for services to literature. She died from cancer on November 9, 2001 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
Bildnachweis: Photo by Alison Dunnett from DorothyDunnett.co.uk
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The House of Niccolò Series Books 1-8 Set : Niccolò Rising; Spring of the Ram; Race of Scorpions; Scales… (2010) 3 Exemplare
Dolly und der Todesvogel / Dolly und der Lockvogel. Zwei Johnson- Johnson- Romane. (1997) 1 Exemplar
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- Dunfermline, Schottland, UK
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- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Gillespie's High School for Girls
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- Dunnett, Ninian (son)
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- Order of the British Empire (Officer)
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- According to her fan site, Dorothy Dunnett was pursuing a successful career as a professional portrait painter in the 1950s when she complained to her husband Alastair that she had run out of reading material. He suggested she write something herself. With the erudition and depth of research that was to become her trademark, she spent the next 18 months writing The Game of Kings. It was rejected by 5 British publishers before being published in the USA in 1961 and launching her writing career.
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The start of the book was promising, and I looked forward to learning a few things about the royal court of France. Compared to the first installment, I found the writing to be more fluent and readable.However, there were some lengths in the second half of the book which made it hard for me to pick up the book and read on, with the actions of some of the characters seeming rather arbitrary. I got the feeling that the uncovering of some of the villains and the ultimate showdown were postponed unnecessarily. That said, the finale on last 50 pages or so, was quite breathtaking and included some nice twists.… (mehr)