The getaway car : a Donald Westlake nonfiction miscellany
- Title
- The getaway car : a Donald Westlake nonfiction miscellany / edited by Levi Stahl ; with a new foreword by Lawrence Block.
- Published by
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
- Author
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- Description
- xix, 223 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Collection of published and unpublished gems: a memoir about learning to write, an imaginary interview between Westlake's various identities, essays on writing, introductions, and letters to writers like Stephen King and Brian Garfield. A true miscellany, this includes a piece by Abigail Westlake, a recipe for "May's Famous Tuna Casserole" and a 'Midnight snack'."--From the publisher.
- Uniform title
- Works. Selections. 2014
- Alternative title
- Works. 2014
- Subject
- Contents
- My second life: Fragments from an autobiography -- Donald E. Westlake, aka. ... -- So tell me about this job we're gonna pull: On genre -- Ten most wanted: Ten favorite mystery books -- Returning to the scene of the crime: On his own work -- Lunch break: May's famous tuna casserole -- The other guys in the string: Peers, favorites, and influences -- Coffee break: Letter to Ray Broekel -- Anything you say may be used against you: Interviews -- Midnight snack: Gustatory notes from all over -- Side jobs: Prison breaks, movie mobsters, and radio comedy -- Signed confessions: Letters -- Jobs never pulled: Title ideas -- Death row (Or, The happily ever afterlife): Letter to Ralph L. Woods.
- Call number
- JFE 14-7384
- Note
- Includes index.
- Author
- Westlake, Donald E., author.
- Title
- The getaway car : a Donald Westlake nonfiction miscellany / edited by Levi Stahl ; with a new foreword by Lawrence Block.
- Publisher
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
- Type of content
- text
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- Type of carrier
- volume
- Added author
- Stahl, Levi, editor.
- Block, Lawrence, writer of foreword.
- LCCN
- 2014003017
- ISBN
- 9780226121819 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 022612181X (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780226121956 (e-book)
- Research call number
- JFE 14-7384