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Robert Traver (1903–1991)

Autor/a de Anatomy of a Murder

18+ obres 1,392 Membres 30 Ressenyes 1 preferits

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Robert Traver (1903-1991), the pseudonym for John D. Voelker, was an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court when his novel "Anatomy of a Murder", later made into the classic movie with Jimmy Stewart, rocketed him to national fame. Soon afterward, in his mid-fifties, he quit the bench in mostra'n més order to write & fish & hunt morels near Ishpeming, Michigan. His eleven books include "Hornstein's Boy", "The Jealous Mistress", "Anatomy of a Murder", & "Small Town D.A." (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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(eng) Robert Traver is the pseudonym of John D. Voelker, under which name he wrote his books on fishing.

Crèdit de la imatge: John D. Voelker (right) and Otto Preminger in Anatomy of a Murder - trailer [credit: Columbia Pictures]

Obres de Robert Traver

Anatomy of a Murder (1958) 897 exemplars
Anatomy of a Murder [1959 film] (1959) — Novel — 131 exemplars
Trout Madness (1960) 84 exemplars
Laughing Whitefish (1965) 84 exemplars
Trout Magic (1974) 55 exemplars
Small Town D.A. (1954) 23 exemplars
Hornstein's boy (1962) 22 exemplars
Traver On Fishing (1987) 20 exemplars
Anatomy of a Fisherman (1978) 19 exemplars
People Versus Kirk (1768) 16 exemplars
Danny and the Boys (1951) 13 exemplars
The jealous mistress (1967) 11 exemplars
Anatomy of a Motion Picture (1959) 6 exemplars
Trouble Shooter 4 exemplars
The Intruder (2012) 3 exemplars

Obres associades

America's Wild Woodlands (1985) — Pròleg — 169 exemplars
Time to Be Young: Great Stories of the Growing Years (1945) — Col·laborador — 7 exemplars

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Nom oficial
Voelker, John D.
Data de naixement
1903-06-19
Data de defunció
1991-03-19
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Ishpeming, Michigan, USA
Llocs de residència
Ishpeming, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Educació
University of Michigan
Professions
Attorney
Nota de desambiguació
Robert Traver is the pseudonym of John D. Voelker, under which name he wrote his books on fishing.

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Un hombre que ha matado a tiros al agresor de su esposa, la hermosa y provocativa Laura Manion, es detenido y acusado de asesinato en primer grado. La acción se desarrolla en un juzgado en una pequeña ciudad del Medio Oeste norteamericano, y los actores son los fiscales, los abogados defensores, el juez, el acusado, y el jurado, el cual decidirá el destino de un hombre. Pero los detalles del crimen y las historias personales de los implicados son secundarios, ya que el drama del juicio criminal revela las complejas cuestiones morales conlleva y que son expuestos hasta su misma esencia y la pregunta más difícil de contestar es: ¿hasta dónde es capaz de llegar un hombre para convencer a sus semejantes de que es inocente de asesinato? ¿Y cuánto será usted capaz de arriesgar para ayudarle?… (més)
 
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Natt90 | Hi ha 20 ressenyes més | Feb 28, 2023 |
This was difficult to read as a female attorney in 2021. Sure, it was interesting that a legal novel actually got into the strategy of jury instructions and the order that witnesses are called and when to stop questioning. But, it is so (hopefully) dated it mostly serves as a window into the good old boys club era of legal practice. When secretaries are patted on the butt and women left on the jury because they are pretty to look at. I presume some of the popularity was due to the description of a rape and so many references to where the semen ended up and the details of vaginal smears. Let this molder in the dust bin.… (més)
 
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77nanci | Hi ha 20 ressenyes més | Jan 16, 2021 |
Fun reading about a band of misfits living in the Michigan Upper Peninsula between WWI and WWII. Worthy of shelf space in any cabin.
 
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4bonasa | Dec 29, 2020 |

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Obres
18
També de
2
Membres
1,392
Popularitat
#18,463
Valoració
3.9
Ressenyes
30
ISBN
64
Llengües
4
Preferit
1

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