高级阅读第五课.pptVIP

Arthur Hailey Arthur Hailey (1920-2004) Characteristics of his writing ? 1. Different industrial or commercial setting 2 .Include dramatic human conflict, carefully researched information about the way that particular environments and systems function and how these affect society and its inhabitants. Characteristics of his writing 3.Popular and good maret are the most external label of Haileys novel 4.Hailey is a master of storytelling，But the real unique one should be the very vivid descriptions of industry-specifics. How Did Hailey Began to Write: he was lucky in having supportive parents who encouraged him to believe in himself. He had begun his writing life as a journalist on a transport magazine, but got his break as a fiction writer when, during a flight, he began to ponder what would happen if both pilots fell sick from food poisoning. The storyline led to his first big success. Critics Critics often dismissed Haileys success as the result of a formulaic potboiler style. However, he was so popular with readers that his books were almost guaranteed to become best-sellers Faction Hailey writes documentary fiction, or what has been called faction, that is, a mixture of the real and the fictitious. After spending a year of research for each novel, Hailey is prepared to give his reader as much factual information as he can work into the novel. Consequently, only his characters and situations are imaginary, and they are sometimes only slightly fictitious. Peerages Origin .informed in centuries The British peerage is a system of titles of nobility in United Kingdom, part of the British honor system. The term is used both collectively to refer the entire body of titles and individually to refer to a specific title. Classification of Peerages royal orders皇族勋位 (Princess Anne ) noble or family orders 贵族勋位 orders of merit 功绩勋位 (Baroness?Thatcher ) Duke (Duchess) 公爵 Duke?come