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The old man and the Gun: And Other Tales of True Crime (in English)
David Grann
Synopsis "The old man and the Gun: And Other Tales of True Crime (in English)"
`Beautifully told by David Grann, one of the best true-crime writers around... Nuanced and gripping' Evening Standard Now a major film starring Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek and Casey Affleck, The Old Man and the Gun is joined by two other riveting true-crime tales by the author of the bestselling Killers of the Flower Moon The Old Man and the Gun is the incredible story of a bank robber and prison escape artist who modelled himself after figures like Pretty Boy Floyd and who, even in his seventies, refuses to retire. True Crime follows the twisting investigation of a Polish detective who suspects that a novelist planted clues in his fiction to an actual murder. And The Chameleon recounts how a French imposter assumes the identity of a missing boy from Texas and infiltrates the boy's family, only to soon wonder whether he is the one being conned. In this mesmerizing collection, David Grann shows why he has been called a `worthy heir to Truman Capote' and `simply the best narrative non-fiction writer working today', as he takes the reader on a journey through some of the most intriguing and gripping real-life tales from around the world. Praise for Killers of the Flower Moon `An extraordinary story with extraordinary pace and atmosphere' Sunday Times `A marvel of detective-like research and narrative verve' Financial Times `A riveting true story of greed, serial murder and racial injustice' Jon Krakauer `A fiercely entertaining mystery story and a wrenching exploration of evil' Kate Atkinson `A fascinating account of a tragic and forgotten chapter in the history of the American West' John Grisham And for The Lost City of Z (shortlisted for the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize) `Absorbing... a wonderful story of a lost age of heroic exploration' Sunday Times `Marvellous... engrossing' Daily Telegraph `At once a biography, a detective story and wonderfully vivid piece of travel writing... suspenseful... rollicking... fascinating' New York Times
David Grann (Nueva York, 1967) es escritor y periodista en The New Yorker. Sus historias han aparecido en distintas antologías, incluyendo The Best American Crime Writing de 2004, 2005 y 2009; y The Best American Sports Writing de 2003 y 2006. Finalista en 2005 del Michael Kelly Award por su «valiente búsqueda y expresión de la verdad», Grann también ha colaborado con The New York Times Magazine , The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic y The New Republic, entre otras publicaciones. Su primera novela, Z, la ciudad perdida (Literatura Random House, 2017) fue número uno de ventas según The New York Times, ha sido traducida a más de 25 idiomas y ha sido llevada a la gran pantalla. Literatura Random House también ha publicado El viejo y la pistola, en el que se ha basado la película protagonizada por Robert Redford. Su último libro, Los asesinos de la luna, ha sido best seller por The New York Times y considerado por la prensa estadounidense como uno de los mejores libros de 2017. Ha sido galardonado a su vez con Edgar Allan Poe Award al Best Fact Crime, y ha sido finalista del National Book Award. Martin Scorsese y Leonardo Di Caprio están preparando su versión cinematográfica.
