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Holding out for a hero: In creating Jack Readier, Lee Child drew on archetypes and action thrillers to create the ultimate escapist champion
- Source :
- New Statesman. March 11, 2022, Vol. 151 Issue 5658, p40, 3 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- 'Must be action, adventure, ingenuity, unbeatable self-defence,' Jim Crant wrote in 1994, on his way to becoming Lee Child. He was 39, married with one daughter, and working as a [...]
- Subjects :
- Authors -- Criticism and interpretation
Literature/writing
Political science
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13647431
- Volume :
- 151
- Issue :
- 5658
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- New Statesman
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.698472786