Blackmail高级英语背景知识介绍.pptxVIP

会计学1Blackmail高级英语背景知识介绍 Arthur HaileyBrief introductionThe book Hotel Ending of HotelBlackmail Ending of the Duke Other information第1页/共18页 Arthur Hailey()Born in Luton, England, in 1920After a brief career as an office boy, he joined the British Royal Air Force in 1939 and served during World War II, then he became a pilot and flight lieutenant. In 1947 Mr. Hailey emigrated to Canada, where he was a real estate salesman, business paper editor and a sales and advertising executive. In 1956 Arthur Hailey scored his first writing success with a TV drama, Flight into Danger and a novel, Runway Zero-Eight.In 1969, he moved to the Bahamas to avoid taxes. 第2页/共18页 1958 Flight into Danger (with John Castle)1959 The Final Diagnosis-- hospital politics1962 In High Places--Cold War Era politics in North America1965 Hotel--hotels1968 Airport--airport politics 1971 Wheels--automobile industry 1975 The Moneychangers--banks 1979 Overload--power crisis in California 1984 Strong Medicine--pharmaceutical industry 1990 The Evening News--newscasters 1997 Detective--investigation politics works第3页/共18页 His well-known worksfirst TV drama (1958)first novel (1959)第4页/共18页 His well-known worksnewscasters(1990)last novel (1997)第5页/共18页 He would spend about one year researching a subject, followed by six months reviewing his notes and, finally, about 18 months writing the book. 第6页/共18页 Hotel is one of his bestsellers.第7页/共18页 About Blackmail About Hotel第8页/共18页 About Hotel The St. Gregory Hotel is the largest in New Orleans, Louisiana. For 4 days from Monday evening to Friday, the hotel goes through a succession of dramatic events. With the hotel’s mortgage due by the weekend and with no chance of getting further renewal, the owner, Warren Trent, reluctantly makes up his mind to sell his hotel to a chain hotel owner, Curtis O’Keefe.第9页/共18页 Ending of Hotel However, the novel ends with a pleasant surprise. A sick, old eccentric man staying in the hotel turns