by William Goldman · ORBIS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788475308999
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«Marathon Man» is the suspense novel by William Goldman, published by Orbis in paperback (223 pages, in Spanish).
Babe Levy, a graduate student and runner, sees his life fall apart when his older brother reappears and drags him into a spy plot connecting an old Nazi dentist in Paraguay, a shipment of diamonds, and an obsessive question: «¿Es seguro?».
First installment of the Babe Levy series. In this edition, number 85 of Orbis's Biblioteca Grandes Éxitos, with translation by Francisco Elías. The novel was originally published in 1974.
For readers of espionage thrillers and classic suspense, especially those seeking novels from the seventies.
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.
