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Network
Vintage movie tie-in paperback
- GenresFiction
188 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1976
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Paddy Chayefsky
75 books70 followersSidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky , was an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay.
He was considered one of the most renowned dramatists of the so-called Golden Age of Television. His intimate, realistic scripts provided a naturalistic style of television drama for the 1950s, and he was regarded as the central figure in the "kitchen sink realism" movement of American television.
Following his critically acclaimed teleplays, Chayefsky continued to succeed as a playwright and novelist. As a screenwriter, he received three Academy Awards for Marty (1955), The Hospital (1971) and Network (1976). Marty was based on his own television drama about a relationship between two lonely people finding love. Network was his scathing satire of the television industry and The Hospital was considered satiric.
Chayefsky's early stories were notable for their dialogue, their depiction of second-generation Americans and their sentiment and humor. They were frequently influenced by the author's childhood in the Bronx. The protagonists were generally middle-class tradesmen struggling with personal problems: loneliness, pressures to conform or their own emotions.
Chayefsky died in New York City of cancer in August 1981 at the age of 58.
He was considered one of the most renowned dramatists of the so-called Golden Age of Television. His intimate, realistic scripts provided a naturalistic style of television drama for the 1950s, and he was regarded as the central figure in the "kitchen sink realism" movement of American television.
Following his critically acclaimed teleplays, Chayefsky continued to succeed as a playwright and novelist. As a screenwriter, he received three Academy Awards for Marty (1955), The Hospital (1971) and Network (1976). Marty was based on his own television drama about a relationship between two lonely people finding love. Network was his scathing satire of the television industry and The Hospital was considered satiric.
Chayefsky's early stories were notable for their dialogue, their depiction of second-generation Americans and their sentiment and humor. They were frequently influenced by the author's childhood in the Bronx. The protagonists were generally middle-class tradesmen struggling with personal problems: loneliness, pressures to conform or their own emotions.
Chayefsky died in New York City of cancer in August 1981 at the age of 58.
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December 31, 2017
Поразителното е колко актуална звучи и днес тази история, макар и написана през 70-те години на миналия век. Обрисува обезчовечването на телевизионнте редактори в опитите им да вдигнат рейтинга на предаванията си. А във фона стои затъпялото общество, което прекарва по 6 часа на денонощие пред телевизорите си. Завършекът обаче е доста пресилен.
April 17, 2021
Fantastic. One of my favorite films turned into a pulpy, satisfying little novel, with a few extra scenes thrown in that add to the story.
November 15, 2015
Романът не ми хареса по няколко причини. Първо, беше изключително кратък, но за сметка на това преизпълнен с жестокост, драма и отвратителни човешки отношения. Героите бяха изключително много за такъв кратък роман, и с изключение на около трима от тях, другите просто не успях да ги запомня. Финалът също ми се стори пресилен.
August 20, 2023
5 ꙳
i really like how characters are exactly what they are supposted to be and never go - well - out of their character. i am quite torn with the ending, because it's predictable, but also needs to be this way to make a filler for the story, by also not making it pointless. you can see that the book was written based on a script, but not in a bad way, it's just too expressive.
i really like how characters are exactly what they are supposted to be and never go - well - out of their character. i am quite torn with the ending, because it's predictable, but also needs to be this way to make a filler for the story, by also not making it pointless. you can see that the book was written based on a script, but not in a bad way, it's just too expressive.
September 25, 2010
This was a cautionary tale when it was written as a screenplay. It's now a tutorial for understanding the media.
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