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Tana French

Autor/a de In the Woods

14+ obres 33,296 Membres 2,017 Ressenyes 129 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the US and Malawi. She trained as a professional actress at Trinity College, Dublin, and has worked in theatre, film and voiceover. Her first novel, In the Woods, won the 2007 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Her other books include The Likeness, Faithful mostra'n més Place, Broken Harbor, and The Secret Place. The Trespasser and The Witch Elm made the New York Times bestseller list. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

Inclou aquests noms: Tana French, Tana Franch

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Obres de Tana French

In the Woods (2007) 10,127 exemplars
The Likeness (2008) 5,581 exemplars
Faithful Place (2010) 4,343 exemplars
Broken Harbour (2012) 3,231 exemplars
The Secret Place (2014) 2,707 exemplars
The Witch Elm (2018) 2,589 exemplars
The Trespasser (2016) 2,425 exemplars
The Searcher (2020) 2,103 exemplars
The Hunter (2024) 160 exemplars
Sense títol 2 exemplars
Scar Tissue (2014) 1 exemplars
The Long Haul 1 exemplars

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Etiquetat

Coneixement comú

Data de naixement
1973-05-10
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
USA
Ireland
Italy
Lloc de naixement
Vermont, USA
Llocs de residència
Dublin, Ireland
Italy
USA
Malawi
Educació
Trinity College, Dublin
Professions
actor
novelist
Agent
Darley Anderson (Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency)
Biografia breu
Tana French, born 1973 in Burlington, Vermont, is an American-Irish writer and theatrical actor; a longstanding resident of Dublin, Ireland. Her debut novel In the Woods (2007), a psychological mystery, won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Barry awards for best first novel.The Independent has referred to her as being the First Lady of Irish Crime, who very quietly has become a huge international name among fiction readers.

Tana Elizabeth French was born on 10 May 1973 in Burlington, Vermont to Elena Hvostoff-Lombardi and David French. Her father was an economist who worked on resource management for the developing world, so she lived in numerous countries as a child including Ireland, Italy, the US and Malawi.

French attended Trinity College Dublin, and trained in acting. She settled in Ireland and has lived in Dublin since 1990. French is married and has two daughters with her husband.

French was enthralled by both acting and writing since her childhood days but eventually focused more on acting. She grew up reading mystery and crime novels. She trained as a professional actor at Trinity, and she works in theatre, film, and voiceover.

In her later 30s, her passion for writing was unexpectedly rekindled. She began writing her debut novel in the months-long lulls between castings; In the Woods was published in 2007 to much international acclaim and received rave reviews from many publications. Publishers Weekly praised French, saying she "expertly walks the line between police procedural and psychological thriller in her debut" and that "Ryan and Maddox are empathetic and flawed heroes, whose partnership and friendship elevate the narrative beyond a gory tale of murdered children and repressed childhood trauma." It received several literary prizes, was a bestseller in hardcover and paperback, and has been termed a 'dream debut'. As of 2015 more than one million copies of In the Woods have been sold. Flavorwire, in 2014, included it in their 50 of the Greatest Debut Novels Since 1950.

The second novel, The Likeness (2008), presents the story of the debut novel's co-lead, Cassie Maddox. It quickly achieved high positions on bestseller lists in various countries and stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for several months. In its reviews of the novel, Kirkus praised its mix of "police procedures, psychological thrills and gothic romance beautifully woven into one stunning story". In an interview with The Guardian, French revealed that Donna Tartt's The Secret History was a source of influence on The Likeness, opening up the "landscape of friendship as something worthy of exploration and something that could be powerful enough to trigger a murder."

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Ressenyes

A farming community in rural Ireland is seduced when Johnny Reddy, a vagabond native, returns with a rich Englishman, who claims he expects to find gold there. Johnny's daughter Trey, 15, is disgusted with the community, whom she blames for her older brother's death. American immigrant Cal Hooper is settling in, developing a relationship with widow Lena Dunne, as well as with Trey, to whom he is teaching carpentry skills and mature judgment. Numerous locals give Johnny some money to get in on the gold scam. Unlike most modern mysteries, we don't get a dead body till the middle of the book, after we've spent some time getting to know Cal, Trey, Johnny, and various other characters. French does a marvelous job of building tension throughout; she provides a resolution that leaves questions open but satisfies the needs of the moment. The book rewards patience with a very good story.… (més)
 
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Jim53 | Hi ha 8 ressenyes més | Mar 18, 2024 |
In this sequel to The Searcher, Tana French brings us back to the rural Irish community of Ardnakelty. The Hunter shows the community slowly accepting Cal Hooper, the American in-comer who has taken on the under-parented Trey and taught her woodworking skills while providing her the stability and guidance she needed. But that all changes when Trey's father returns with a get rich scheme that the local farmers, already strained by a long heat wave, are susceptible to. Tensions mount, not helped by the weather and a little deliberate incitement, until the stakes are raised by murder.

This is a solid crime novel and a good story, filled with characters and their relationships with each other developing over time in a way that feels very real. The Ardnakelty countryside may be beautiful, but this insular community has more than its fair share of secrets and long-held grievances. French knows how to write dialogue, writing in the cadences of the Irish accent, making this novel a pleasure to read as well as a great page turner. She took her time developing Cal's relationship to this community and now that slow build pays off here.
… (més)
½
 
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RidgewayGirl | Hi ha 8 ressenyes més | Mar 12, 2024 |
I enjoy French's writing style and the depth she gives her characters. This book was no exception, the characters are excellently done and she expertly builds sympathy and empathy for them. The plot is deliciously twisted and just when you think you've got the mystery solved, she throws another twist in the mix and you're left wondering how you missed it. But, and this is a huge exception, I did not like the way she resolved the conflict with her main character and I was extremely disppointed with the ending. I realize this is very subjective and another reader might disagree, but the ending left me unsatisfied and I ultimately felt she never fully resolved the Toby character.… (més)
½
 
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Al-G | Hi ha 171 ressenyes més | Mar 10, 2024 |
The Hunter is written by Tana French.
“Hailed as the Queen if Irish Crime Fiction, Ms. French spins a taut tale of retribution, sacrifice and family.” TIME 2024

The Hunter is absolutely brilliant. It is a companion piece / a sequel of sorts to 2020’s The Searcher.
It is a story of revenge, first and foremost. Full of atmosphere and tension. Not to be missed.
*****
 
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diana.hauser | Hi ha 8 ressenyes més | Mar 9, 2024 |

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Obres
14
També de
1
Membres
33,296
Popularitat
#579
Valoració
3.9
Ressenyes
2,017
ISBN
415
Llengües
19
Preferit
129

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