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Full Description
The writer and Academy Award-winner James Hilton is best known as the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Random Harvest as well as the novel Lost Horizon in which he invented Shangri-La--the fictional place and the utopian concept. This reference guide to the entirety of Hilton's works--novels, short stories, nonfiction, and film adaptations--gives a detailed account of his life and literary career (including a complete chronology), a listing of his works, and a key to the important characters and locations. The main body of the text is devoted to an examination of his writing, including a section devoted to adaptations of his novels into movies.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. The Life of James Hilton
2. Novels
3. Short Stories
4. Nonfiction
5. Film Adaptations
6. Hilton and His World
Appendix 1: Characters and Locations
Appendix 2: James Hilton by Himself
Appendix 3: Questions for Discussion
Appendix 4: CDs and Audiotapes
Appendix 5: Hilton's Contributions to The Leys Fortnightly
Appendix 6: Some Bibliographical Problems
Appendix 7: Other Short Works
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
