by William Goldman · PAN BOOKS LTD (ENGLAND) · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330247047
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«Marathon Man» is the thriller and espionage novel by William Goldman, published by Pan Books in paperback (236 pages, in English).
Tom «Babe» Levy runs relentlessly to achieve athletic and academic excellence while trying to leave behind the ghost of his father's scandalous suicide. An unexpected visit from his older brother drags him into a vortex of terror, betrayals and murders that forces him to run for his life and to seek the answer to the question: «Is it safe?».
First installment of the Babe Levy series; the novel was originally published in 1974 and this Pan Books edition is from 1976. The plot served as the basis for the movie of the same name.
For readers of espionage thrillers and suspense, as well as for the general public looking for a classic of the genre.
William Goldman was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright who wrote 16 novels and numerous screenplays in a career spanning seven decades. He received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Screenplay from the BAFTAs and Golden Globes for his first original screenplay, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), and he received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for All the President's Men (1976). Both of these films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, along with The Princess Bride (1987) which he adapted from his 1973 novel, and all three were included on the 2006 list by the Writers Guild of America of the 101 Greatest Screenplays. Among his other accolades were three Writers Guild of America Awards, including the 1985 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, two Edgar Awards for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
