The Oil Prince - Couverture souple

May, Karl F.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0874222621 ISBN 13 : 9780874222623

Editeur : Washington State University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Karl May's works have shaped a uniquely European version of the post-Civil war American West. Rarely out of print since the late 1890s, his beloved novels are a true phenomenon in Europe and have been adapted for the stage, movies, and comic books. Translated from German by Herbert Windolf, this action-packed "travel" tale is set in the late 1860s in Old Arizona where danger abounds and survival is dependent on having the fastest draw and the sharpest wits. In The Oil Prince May created another multicultural adventure full of excitement, villainy, and courage--sprinkled throughout with a Germanic twinkle of comic relief. This Teutonic take on the Wild West features May's revered hero, Old Shatterhand, his Apache blood brother Chief Winnetou, ruthless bandits, Indian tribes on the warpath, a naive band of German immigrants, and a dangerous crook ("the Oil Prince") who intends to con a fortune from a gullible banker. It was first published as a book in the German language in 1897 and is a companion piece to Winnetou, translated by David Koblick and published by the WSU Press in 1999.

Selected as a Best of the Best from the University Presses by the American Association of School Librarians

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Karl Friedrich May (1842-1912) is one of the best-selling German writers of all time, with about two million copies sold worldwide. He is best known for his 19th century travel and adventure novels set in the American Old West and in the Orient and Middle East, and many of his works were adapted for film, theatre, audio dramas, and comics.

Herbert Windolf is a native of Wiesbaden, Germany, and currently resides in Prescott, Arizona. He holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Northern Illinois University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Washington State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0874222621
• ISBN 13: 9780874222623
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
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