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Peter Van Greenaway (1929 in London – 1988) was a British novelist, the author of numerous thrillers with elements of horror and satire. He was born and educated in London, worked briefly in commercial art and acted in theatre.〔Author bio, ''The Crucified City'' (London: Hutchinson, 1962).〕 His first novel, ''The Crucified City'', is the story of the aftermath of a nuclear attack on London. A motley group of people, accompanied by a mysterious, apparently mute man, undertake a last pilgrimage to Aldermaston. The action of the book takes place at Easter, and it appears that the mute, the last survivor, is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Several of Van Greenaway's books are topical political thrillers. ''Take the War to Washington'' deals with the Vietnam War, and ''Suffer! Little Children'' with the Troubles in Northern Ireland. In ''The Man Who Held the Queen to Ransom and Sent Parliament Packing'', a British army captain stages a coup d'état in the United Kingdom; the government he attempts to establish is seen as more democratic and far more benign than the establishment he (temporarily) overthrows. Other of his novels incorporate elements of science fiction. In ''Manrissa Man'', vivisection experiments result in a highly advanced species of ape which can reason and talk, while in ''Mutants'' a national emergency results from the production of a rapacious species of mouse. Van Greenaway is probably best known for ''The Medusa Touch'', which was made into a film starring Richard Burton. The story of a radically disenchanted novelist with highly destructive telekinetic powers, its dialogue was described by Kim Newman as "incredibly misanthropic".〔Newman, Kim. ''Nightmare Movies: A Critical History of the Horror Film, 1968-1988''.〕 ''The Medusa Touch'' is one of several books featuring the character Inspector Cherry of Scotland Yard. ==Bibliography== *''The Crucified City'' (1962) *''The Evening Fool'' (1964) *''The Man Who Held the Queen to Ransom and Sent Parliament Packing'' (1968) *''Judas!'' (1972, aka ''The Judas Gospel'') *''The Medusa Touch'' (1973) *''Take the War to Washington'' (1974) *''Suffer! Little Children'' (1976) *''Doppelganger'' (1977) *''A Man Called Scavener'' (1978) *''The Destiny Man'' (1979) *''The Dissident'' (1980) *''"Cassandra" Bell'' (1981) *''Edgar Allan Who? Tales of Detection, Mystery and Horror'' (1981) *''The Lazarus Lie'' (1982) *''Manrissa Man'' (1982) *''Graffiti'' (1983) *''The Immortal Coil'' (1985) *''Mutants'' (1986) *''The Killing Cup'' (1987) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Van Greenaway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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