Author: William Peter Blatty
Narrator: William Peter Blatty
Unabridged: 7 hr 30 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Published: 03/16/2010
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Religious
William Peter Blatty (1928-2017) was the bestselling author of The Exorcist, which he turned into an Academy Award–winning screenplay. The son of immigrant parents, he was a comic novelist before embarking on a four-decade career as a successful Hollywood writer. Blatty died on January 12, 2017, in Bethesda, Maryland.
Perhaps you should never dare write the definitive blockbuster novel. William Peter Blatty is a prime example of this. With "The Exorcist" he's cemented his bold name in blood, landing firmly in both cinematic & literary worlds. For all his novels, even "Dimiter" pale in comparison to the demonic po......more
Despite being written by the author of The Exorcist, “Dimiter” is not really a horror story. Nor is it a supernatural religious thriller. It’s more of a mystery/suspense tale, with a policeman in 1970s Jerusalem investigating a series of related crimes. Before the main plot kicks in there’s a really......more
I became interested in reading this book due to the ridiculous range of reviews on Amazon along with the impassioned-to-the-point-of-insulting conversations supporting them. I haven't read The Exorcist, believe it or not, but I have seen the movie, which Blatty penned. Blatty calls this book the mos......more
Хубаво четиво, маскирано като трилър, но също така проза с лек философски уклон и щипка мистика. Блати продължава да е изкушен от чисто човешки теми - за гнева и отмъщението, за прошката и изкуплението, за несподелената любов... Само развръзката ми дойде някак претупана, да не кажа буквално спусната......more