高级英语1--Blackmail

The Evening news (1990)
Detective (1997)
Hotel
About Hotel(大Байду номын сангаас店)
--a reflection of America's capitalist society • Hotel is a novel written by Arthur Hailey in 1965.It described a luxury hotel in New Orleans, because of the boss Warren Trent's conformism, poor management,he was in debt, and was forced to sell his hotel.
Works
The Final Diagnosis (1959) In High Place (1960) Hotel (1965)
《最后诊断》
《身居高位》
《大饭店》
Airport (1968)
Wheels (1971)
The moneychangers (1975)
Strong medicine (1975)
• As a novelist and one of the greatest storytellers of our time, he has acquired a worldwide following of devoted readers. • His books are published in 37 languages and most of his books have been made into films or TV series and brought him tens of millions of dollars.
Thank you!
• Following the success of Hotel in 1965, he moved to California. • In 1969, he moved to Lyford Cay in Bahamas with his wife, Sheila .
• In 1979，Arthur Hailey was discovered very ill and had a heart operation. The surgery was a tremendous success, leaving Mr. Hailey bursting with creative energy.
Blackmail
Arthur Hailey
About the Author
Arthur Hailey (April 5, 1920 – November 24, 2004)
• A British/Canadian novelist. • Born in Luton（卢顿）, England and was educated in English schools until age 14. • Served in the Royal Air Force from the start of the World War II in 1939. • Went to live in Canada in 1947 and then became a Canadian citizen. • Became a full-time writer in 1956， encouraged by the success of the CBC television drama——Flight into Danger 《 险中行》(which later became a movie and a novel, Runway Zero Eight).
• Through the description of the hotel,it reflects all sorts of malpractices(不法行为)of the society and American capitalist evils: giant hotel predatory, detective personnel extortion(勒索), hotel staff 's embezzlement (贪污)and theft, black racial discrimination... All this can be said to be corrupt and an epitome(缩影) of American capitalist society. • The novel was adapted into a movie in 1967, and later into a television series.