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THE STEPS OF THE SUN AND FAR FROM HOME: AN OMNIBUS

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The Walter Tevis Omnibus contains two works from the acclaimed author of THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, THE HUSTLER and THE COLOUR OF MONEY. THE STEPS OF THE SUN In a time when America's power has been eroded by energy depletion, and world control has been virtually given over to the Chinese, only one man has the courage to seek new mineral resources among the stars. He is Ben Belson, one of the richest men in the world, a man haunted by the memory of a loveless childhood and driven by needs and desires he can barely understand or control. His dream is to find the means to help America break the stranglehold of the corrupt interests who are keeping it a second class power. FAR FROM HOME A collection of Walter Tevis essential short fiction, containing: Part One: Far From Home The Other End of the Line The Big Bounce The Goldabrick The Ifth of Oofth The Scholar's Disciple Far From Home Part Two: Close To Home Rent Control A Visit From Mother Daddy The Apotheosis of Myra Out of Luck Echo Sitting In Limbo

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Editorial: Orion

ISBN: 9781473213135

Idioma: Inglés

Encuadernación: Tapa blanda

Fecha de lanzamiento: 24/03/2016

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Walter Tevis

Escrito por Walter Tevis

Walter Tevis (1928-1984) fue un uno de los grandes escritores estadounidenses de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Sus relatos cortos, que comenzó a escribir en los años cincuenta, se publicaron en revistas como The Saturday Evening Post, Esquire, Cosmopolitan y Playboy. También publicó cinco novelas: El buscavidas (1959), que sería llevada a la gran pantalla en 1961, El hombre que cayó a la Tierra (1963), Sinsonte (1980; Impedimenta, 2022), Gambito de dama (1983), Las huellas del sol (1983; Impedimenta, 2023) y El color del dinero (1984). En 2023 se publicó una antología de sus relatos bajo el título de The King is Dead, que próximamente será recuperada por Impedimenta. Tevis murió a los cincuenta y ocho años en Nueva York debido a un cáncer de pulmón.

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Sinopsis

The Walter Tevis Omnibus contains two works from the acclaimed author of THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, THE HUSTLER and THE COLOUR OF MONEY. THE STEPS OF THE SUN In a time when America's power has been eroded by energy depletion, and world control has been virtually given over to the Chinese, only one man has the courage to seek new mineral resources among the stars. He is Ben Belson, one of the richest men in the world, a man haunted by the memory of a loveless childhood and driven by needs and desires he can barely understand or control. His dream is to find the means to help America break the stranglehold of the corrupt interests who are keeping it a second class power. FAR FROM HOME A collection of Walter Tevis essential short fiction, containing: Part One: Far From Home The Other End of the Line The Big Bounce The Goldabrick The Ifth of Oofth The Scholar's Disciple Far From Home Part Two: Close To Home Rent Control A Visit From Mother Daddy The Apotheosis of Myra Out of Luck Echo Sitting In Limbo