The Mark of Zorro - Couverture souple

McCulley, Johnston

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0809530708 ISBN 13 : 9780809530700

Editeur : Wildside Press, 2021

Synopsis

A thrill-a minute ride set in the days of Spanish colonialism in California, where thugs and greedy tyrants try to wrest every penny from peasants . . . and the one hero who defends the common man is the mysterious masked stranger who calls himself Zorro--The Fox! The first Zorro story appeared as a 5-part serial in All-Story Weekly, a famous American pulp fiction magazine, starting in the August 9, 1919 issue.

In a case of fortunate timing, Douglas Fairbanks, the silent movie star, was in the process of trying to change his image at the time, and he chose Zorro as his next starring role. In 1920, when the romantic swashbuckler debuted, it set movie box office records. Riot police had to disperse the huge crowds that showed up at the New York opening. Zorro entered the public consciousness and is now a part of popular culture, the same as such heroes as Superman, Tarzan, and The Lone Ranger. The rest is history.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This exciting adventure story has achieved immortal fame thanks to the blockbuster film of the same name, starring Douglas Fairbanks-a cinematic triumph that inspired author Johnston McCulley to dedicate it to Fairbanks. It has since seen numerous film and other adaptations, and is even set to become a full-cast audio drama in 2010, produced by renowned audio dramatist Yuri Rasovsky and featuring the voice talents of Val Kilmer, Ruth Livier, Elizabeth Peña, Armin Shimmerman, and Meshach Taylor.

Set in Mexican California during the 1820s, the tale follows the career of Don Diego Vega, by all appearances just a timid and aristocratic dandy. But apearances can be deceiving, and this is nothing more than a mask to conceal his hidden side as a California Robin Hood known as Zorro, whose swift blade strikes down those who exploit the poor and oppressed.

The Mark of Zorro remains a paradigm of swashbuckling adventure and a popular novel to this day.

Biographie de l'auteur

Johnston McCulley (1883 - 1958) was the author of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of Zorro. Aside from Zorro, McCulley created many other pulp characters, many of which were inspirations for the masked heroes that have appeared in popular culture from McCulley's time to the present day, including Batman.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wildside Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0809530708
• ISBN 13: 9780809530700
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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