Juris Jurjevics (1943–2018)
Autor/a de The Trudeau Vector
Sobre l'autor
Juris Jurjevics was born in Tukums, Latvia on April 26, 1943. He and his family lived in refugee camps in Germany until they immigrated to New York in 1950. He attended Valparaiso University and was drafted into the Army. After he was discharged, he became an editor at Avon Books and was later mostra'n més editor in chief of E. P. Dutton and editor in chief of the Dial Press. In 1986, he co-founded Soho Press. He retired from Soho Press in 2006 to write full time. His novels included The Trudeau Vector, Red Flags, and Play the Red Queen. He died of heart disease on November 7, 2018 at the age of 75. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Obres de Juris Jurjevics
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1943-04-26
- Data de defunció
- 2018-11-07
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- Latvia
- Lloc de naixement
- Tukums, Latvia
- Lloc de defunció
- Bronx, New York, USA
- Llocs de residència
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Educació
- Valparaiso University
Concordia Preparatory School - Professions
- Publisher
- Relacions
- Colwin, Laurie (wife)
Jurjevics, Rosa (daughter) - Organitzacions
- Soho Press (Co-Founder)
Membres
Ressenyes
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 5
- Membres
- 300
- Popularitat
- #78,268
- Valoració
- 3.5
- Ressenyes
- 21
- ISBN
- 49
- Llengües
- 5
The daring young female assassin is played up in the synopsis-- and it is a good storyline-- but what I found to be more interesting was the fact that Play the Red Queen is actually a snapshot of a time and a place. As social history, the book is often fascinating (and infuriating). As is stated in A Note from the Author's Widow at the end of the book, Jurjevics wrote about "an underreported aspect of the Viet Nam war: 'the elaborate, even treasonous corruption-- and our complicity in it.'" Finding out just how elaborate that corruption was shouldn't have surprised me so much, even while the identity of the assassin wasn't surprising at all.
For some reason, I felt as though there should have been a bigger payoff at the end of the book. Perhaps that feeling of satisfaction never came because I already knew the end of the story. Yes, I did have mixed reactions to Play the Red Queen, but I am glad that I read it. Your mileage may vary.… (més)