by Paul Gallico · Oxford University Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780194242813
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«The Poseidon Adventure» is the adventure novel by Paul Gallico, published by Oxford University Press in paperback (96 pages, in English).
On her maiden voyage, the luxury liner Poseidon is capsized by an underwater earthquake. A group of passengers tries to make their way from the upper deck to the hull, the only part left above water before the ship sinks, while panic and desperation complicate their escape.
1980 edition adapted and abridged by Rosemary Wagner within Oxford's Alpha Thriller series. Paul Gallico's original novel was published in 1969.
Intended for students of English as a foreign language and for readers wanting a first short suspense read.
Paul William Gallico was an American novelist and short story and sports writer. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. He is perhaps best remembered for The Snow Goose, his most critically successful book, for the novel The Poseidon Adventure, primarily through the 1972 film adaptation, and for four novels about the beloved character of Mrs. Harris.
