Arthur Hailey阿瑟·黑利及作品简介精编版课件

ArthurHailey—Afamousauthor人物简介 ArthurHailey，名畅销书作家、行业小说之王 　　出生于英格兰的黑利曾在英国、加拿大、美国等国生活过，1969年，他移居巴哈马的一个海岛，定居至今。近年来，他不再公开出版小说，但据透露，作为一种爱好，他仍时常写作。 　　他的第一部小说《最后诊断》出版于1959年，讲述医生误诊致婴儿死亡的事件。之后他频出杰作，如《大饭店》（1965年）、《航空港》（1968年）、《汽车城》（1971）和《烈药》 （1975年），他最后的一部作品是出版于1997年的《侦探》。I'mArthurHaileyAllArthurHailey'slife BorninLuton,England,in1920,AR~nuRHATrwaseducatedinEnglishschoolsuntilagefourteen.Afterabriefcareerasanofficeboy,hejoinedtheBritish RoyalAirForcein1939andservedthroughWorldWarII,risingthroughtherankstobecomeapilotandflightlieutenant.In1947Mr.Haileyemigratedto Canada,wherehewassuccessivelyarealestatesalesman,businesspapereditorandasalesand advertisingexecutive.Hebecame,andstillis,aCanadiancitizen..In1956ArthurHaileyscoredhis firstwritingsuccesswithaTVdrama,"FlightintoDanger,"whichlaterbecamearnofionpictureanda novel,RunwayZero-Eight.Sincethen,asanovelistandoneofthegreatstorytellersofourtime,hehas acquiredaworldwidefollowingofdevotedreadersandhisbooksarepublishedintwentysevenlanguages.Haileybestsellersinclude: Hotel Airport Motorcity TheFinalDiagnosis TheMoneyChangers StrongMedicine EveningnewsThisisoneofthebestsellers!ItiscalledHotelBriefintroductionofthehotel Conflictanddesire,secretsandshockingdestinies--allarepartofthefascinatingworldofthefamousSt.Gregory,aNewOrleansluxuryhotel. ForfivesultrydaysofahotLouisianasummerthelivesofstrangersintimatelytouch,sizzle,andexplodeinround-the-clockexcitementastheSt.Gregorybecomesthestagefortheirprivateandpublicdramas--andforthestunning,heart-stoppingclimaxawaitingthemall. "Fast-movingstorytellingrichwithinterestingandbizarrecharacters." THEDENVERPOST "Instantreadability...catchesthereaderbyhislapelsandholdshimthroughitslastcrowdedpage." CHICAGOTRIBUNE "Agreatstory." CLEVELANDPRESSCharacters PeterMcDermott,manager WarrenTrent,proprietor ChristineFrancis,secretarytoWarrenTrent AloysiusRoyce,administrativeassistanttoWarrenTrent CurtisO'Keefe,owneroftheO'Keefechain Dorothy"Dodo"Lash,O'Keefe'sstarletcompanion AlbertWells,aginghotelguest TheDukeandDuchessofCroydon,guestsinthePresidentialSuite Ogilvie,housedetective Julius"Keycase"Milne,hotelthief HerbieChandler,villainousBellCaptain MarshaPrescott,onenightguestinthehotelBlackmailisoutofthehotel.Blackmail['blækmeil]n.勒索，敲诈；勒索所得之款vt.勒索，敲诈Storyofthehotel PeterMcDermott:ThemaincharacterisPeterMcDermott;thegeneralmanagerwithapast.HeisagraduatefromCornellUniversityinHotelManagementandthengotajobinahotel.Howeverthenhehadbeeninvolvedwithaladyattimewhenhewassupposedtobeonduty.ThisgavePeter’swifeandthelady’shusbandareasontoaskforadivorce.Gettinginvolvedwasnotabigthingforhoteltoavoidbutithadmarkedtheheadlinesofnewspapersomuch,thathewasdismissedfromthejobandwasblacklisted.ButWarrenTrent,theheadofSt.GregoryHotel,ignoringthepastandconsideringtheskill,hiredhim.ThenovelcapturesMcDermottattemptstodealwithseveralcrisesinthehotelwhichinvolvearangeofothercharacters.continue TheHotelFinanceProblem:TheHotel'sunpayableandunrenewablemortgageisdueonFriday,necessitatingitssale.CurtisO'Keefe,theonewhoownsalargehotelchainsplanstobuySt.GregoryhotelinNewOrleansastheO'Keefechaindidnothaveahotelhere.TheyhadofferedtopaythetwomillionmortgagesdueandonemilliondollarandlivingaccommodationtoWarrenTrentaswell.HoweverWarrendidnotwanttolosethehotelwhichhehadnurturedforsolong.TheydecideduponFridayafternoontimelinetomakeadecisiononthedeal.WarrenTrentmeanwhiledecidedtomarkadealwithJourneymanUnionwhowantedtoenterthehotelIndustryforlongbutwerenotsuccessful.continue ThiswayWarrenTrentcouldmaintainanindependenceofthehotelandstillhaveasayintheaffairsofit.JourneymanhaddecidedtosendtwoofhisexecutivesonThursdaytostudythebooksofhotelandthendecidebeforetheFridayafternoondeadlinedecidedbetweenWarrenTrentandCurtisO'Keefe.RoyallEdwardsofSt.GregoryhadbeenappointedbyWarrenTrenttoworkwiththetwoofficers,ifrequiredallnight,sothattheycompletethewholeofstudy.HoweverupsetwiththedenialofentrytoNegromaninHotel,whichbecametheheadlineofnewspapers,JourneymanUnionbrokethedeal.WarrenTrenthadnooptionbuttogiveintoCurtisO'Keefe.Tohisutmostsurprise,afewminutesbeforeFridaynoon,thebankmanagerwhohadturneddownrefinancingofthehotel,camewithanoffer,thatanIndividual,whosenamecouldnotbedisclosedthen,wouldbepayingthemortgageandbuyingthemajorsharesoftheHotel.WarrenTrentwouldbethechairman,thoughWarrenknewthathewouldbejustafigureheadbutasitwasabetteroffer,soheaccepted.continue ChristineandAlbertWells:ChristineisthesecretarytoWarrenTrent.PeterandChristinehasalikingforeachother.Theysharemanythingsincommonandfeeltheycouldbehappytogether.InhoteloneoftheguestsMr.AlbertWellshadmedicalproblemsinhisroom.Thehotelstaffwasquitealertandfastenoughtomovehiminanotherroom.Hewasquiteelderly.ChristinetookcareofAlbertWellspersonallyashewasthehotelguest.MarshaPrescott:Inanotherincidentagroupofteen-agedboyscreateamajorincidentthatisaggravatedbythefactthattheyarethesonsofthelocalbanker,cardealer,andothertownnotables.TheytrytoattemptarapeonMarshaPrescott,thedaughterofMr.PrescottwhoiscurrentlyinRome.Howeveronlisteningherscreams,AloysisRoyce,(aNegroandmainhelptoWarrenTrentwhotreatshimlikeason.)stepsinandMarshaisabletoescapethen.Peterhandlesthesituationandasksforawrittenapologyfromeachoftheboysinvolvedinit.Insaidletters,villainousBellCaptain,HerbieChandlerisnamedastheonewhomadetheincidentpossible.Marshaontheotherhandfallsin‘love’withPeterMcDermottandproposeshimformarriage.PeterfindsitdifficulttosaynotoherconsideringheraffluenceandbeautybutfinallysaysnoasheknewthathelikedChristine.HoweverheovercomeshissenseofguiltwhenhegetstoknowfromAnna(HeadmaidservantofMarsha)thatsheisalwaysthesameandwillbeokinsometimeandthatAnnawasnotmarried.HoweverMarshainframingagoodbackgroundtoconvincepeterhadsaidthatAnnahadaverygoodlifewithherhusbandwhomshehadmetonlyoncebeforemarriageanditwasnotnecessarytoknowapersonfortoolongbeforetodecideonmarriage.continue TheDentistConvention:Hotelbusinessgainsaminimumfromroomrentbutabulkofitsprofitcomesfromthefood,conventionsheldatitsplace.Asasequeltoit,amajorconventionofdentistswassupposedtobeheldinSt.Gregory.DrIngram,Presidentofconventionhadarrivedandsettledinhisroom.ThenMr.Nicholas,aNegro,arrivedatthecounter,showingaconfirmedreservation.Howeverthehotelpolicydidnotallownegros.DrIngramwasquitedisappointedatthisandthreatenedthehotelauthoritythathewouldtaketheconventionoutofhotel,causingamajorlosstohotel.WhenPeterdiscusseditwithWarrenhesaid,thatafterafewdiscussionsthiswouldbeforgottenandtheconventionwouldbeheldandtherewasnoneedtoworry.AndafterafewmeetingstheconventionfinallydecidedtostaythoughMr.Ingramresignedfromhispost.continue Curtis-o-KeefeandDodo:CurtisO'Keefe,theonewhoownsalargehotelchainsplanstobuySt.GregoryhotelinNewOrleans.HewastherewithDodo,hisgirlfriend.ButitwastimeforCurtistomoveon.HegotmovieroleforDodoandthoughttogotoNewYorktomeethisnewgirlfriend.WhenWarrentoldCurtisthathewasnotacceptingCurtisoffertosellthehotel,CurtiswasverydisappointedandinafitofangerhetoldDodothathedoesn’twantheranymore.Dodowasupset,thoughsomewheresheknewthetruthalready.ShehadtoboardherflighttoLosAngelesandtookelevatorno4,asshewasabouttomoveoutofthehotel.continue DukeandDuchessofCroydon:InanotherInstancetheDukeandDuchessofCroydonarehidingoutinthehotelfromtheirresponsibilityforagruesomehit-and-runaccidentwhichhadbeenthehighlightofthenewspaperasthefamoushit-and-runcase.Thedukehadgonetoanightclubandtheduchessreachestheclubtofindherhusband.Ontheirwaybacktheduchesshitsawomanandherdaughterandboththewomanandherdaughterdiedonthespot.Howeverintheaccidenttheheadlightandthetrimringofthecarhaddamaged.Anyhowthedukeandduchessreachedbackthehotelandtrytofindwayout,sothatthereisleftaslightestprintofthembeinginvolvedinanaccident.Whenthewaiterarrivedinthepresidentialsuitewithdinner,theduchessintentionallyhitthewaitersothatherdressgetsspoiled.Theduchesscreatedabigissueoverthis,justtomakeherpresencefeltinhotelsothatitcanbeinterpretedthatshewasinthehotel.ButthechiefhouseofficerOgilviegetshintofitandtriestoblackmailthedukeandduchess.TheyfinallyreachanagreementthatOgilviewoulddrivetheirjaguartoChicagoandatotaloftwentyfivethousanddollarswouldbepaidtohim.Furtherbythetimethepoliceidentifiesthatthebrokenheadlightandtrimpieceswouldbeidentifiedaspiecesofwhichcar,OgilviewouldbeoutofNewOrleans.ThetravelwassupposedlyonThursdaynightat1am.Ogliviegetsawrittennotefromduchessaskingforpermissiontodrivethecaroutofgarageincasethegarageofficerasksfor.ThemomenthewasdrivingthecaroutofhotelPeterwasenteringthehotelandtheyhadeyecontact,thoughpeterdidnotthinkmuchofit.Howeverrecollectingalltheevents….ajaguarbeingdrivenbyOgilviewhichbelongedtodukeandduchess….thebrokenheadlightofthejaguar.…thefusscreatedbyduchessonwaiterallestablishedalinktowardstheinvolvementofthedukeandduchess.PeterenquiredfromgarageofficerandheinformedthatOgilviehadawrittennotefromtheduchessandsowasallowedtodrivethecaraway,butsomehowthenotegotmisplaced.Peterinformedthepolice,captainYollesoftheincidentbuttheycouldnotproveitwithoutanyevidence.Afterworkinghard,theincineratorofficer,responsibleforgarbagerecyclingmanagedtofindthenote.Whenthenotewasproducedbeforeduchessshefrowned.TheDukethendecidedtoadmithiscrimeanddecidedtoleaveandsteppedintoelevatorno4oftheHotel.continue KeycaseMilne:AhotelthiefoperatingintheSt.Gregory.Hemanagedtogetkeysofseveralroomsinhotelbyusingtricks,askingforotherroomNokeysfromreception,usinggirlstoobtainkeyforhimandmanyotherways.Whenhesawthedukeandduchessinhotel,hethought,ifhecouldgetthekeyoftheirroom,itwouldbeanexcellentbreakthrough.Hemanagedtogetthekeyfromreceptionplayingtrickery,gotaduplicatepreparedandstolefromduchessroomherfifteenthousanddollarsandjewellery.Afterobtainingsomuchofamounthedecidedtoleavethehotelandboardedtheelevatorno4.continue Climax:Themeetingtotakeoverthehotelscheduledat11.30amFridaywasinplace.MrDempsterfromNewYorkhadarrivedtotellwhothebosswasanditwasAlbertWells,thehotelguest,whomChristinehadtakencareandthoughtofasnotarichman,hadboughtthehotel.Totheutmostsurpriseofpeter,PeterwasappointedtheExecutivevice-PresidentofSt.GregoryandwouldberunningthehotelwithDempsterbeingtheofficiatingpresident,thepositionDempsterhadinallotherhotelsownedbyAlbertWells.ItwaswithinthemeetingitselfthatChristinecamerunningandtoldthatelevatorno4metanaccidentandhadafreefall. Dodosufferedalotofinjuriesandwasrushedtohospital.Itwasthen;CurtisrealizedhowmuchhelovedDodoandgotthebestneuronsurgeonsforher.Shewassoonoutofdanger.Dukewasdeadonthespotintheelevator.Theduchessstillcoldonhearingthat,hadnoexpression.Thepoliceman,CaptainYolles,thoughtnowtheblameofhit-n-runcouldbeeasilymovedondukeashewasalreadydeadandduchesscouldsaveherself.Keycasemanagedtobesafeandranawayfromthecountrywithallthatmoney.WarrenTrentwashappythathecouldretainhishotelbeingitschairman.HerbieChandler,theevilbellcaptainwouldbepermanentlyparalyzedandwouldneverworkagain.AloysiusRoyceleftthehoteltostudyhislaw.continue Structureofnovel Thenovelfeaturesmultipleunfoldingplotlineswhichtakeplaceoveraperiodoffiveweekdays,MondaythroughFriday.Somedaysfeatureself-containedepisodesexploringparticularelementsoftheroutineofalargehotelindetail.MegYetmein,thecleaninglady,"getshersback"bysmugglingoutsteaksunderherclothingtowardtheendofhershift;TomEarlshore,thefiredbartender,doesmuchthesameby"skimming"liquor.Otherbriefepisodesexplaintechniquesusedbyprostitutesinenteringandexitingthehotelundetected,andthevariousmethodsusedbythehotelthief.THEENDThankyouverymuch!