KRUMNAGEL by Peter Ustinov (hier online bestellen)
The story:
Of all the big men in the small Midwest town, Chief of Police Bartram T. Krumnagel was the biggest. A physical
giant with an unbeatable talent for wrongful arrest, he kept the streets safe by shooting on sight. But how
would such a stout defender of American liberty fare on foreign soil?
Extract from book:
About the author:
Peter Alexander Ustinov was born in London in 1921 to Iona Ustinov, a British journalist of Russian descent, and his
wife Nadia Benois. Ustinov educated at Westminster School and London Theatre School, and acted in his first
film, The Goose Steps Out, in 1942. From 1942 to 1946 he served in the British Army.
A witty, charming man, Ustinov has moved easily between
English, French, and American film and theater. Among the plays he has written are Romanoff and Juliet (1956),
The Unknown Soldier and His Wife (1967), and Who's Who in Hell (1974). His works of fiction include a volume
of short stories, Add a Dash of Pity (1959), and Krumnagel (1971), a novel. He has acted in a variety of films,
including Quo Vadis (1951) and Spartacus (1960). He has also acted in his own plays and in such films as
Billy Budd (1962) and Lady L (1966), both scripted and directed by him. Beginning with Death on the Nile (1978),
he has played Agatha Christie 's detective Hercule Poirot in a number of theatrical and television films. He was
knighted in 1990.
Buchdaten:
KRUMNAGEL by Peter Ustinov
Sprache: Englisch
Taschenbuch - 288 Seiten - Pocket Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 4. Mai 1999
ISBN: 0671033220
Preis: € ????
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