Sidney Sheldon Dies
He is one of those authors that everyone has read. The master of "masala novels" ( No disparagement - I have read all his novels) , he knew the pulse of his readers churning out one best-seller after another. He also inspired a legion of movies based on his novels ( I distinctly remember the tamil movie " Makkal en Pakkam" that was based on his book "Rage of Angels").
A little know fact about Sheldon is that he has also won the Oscar (for Screenplay) & Tony awards and was the creator of the popular sitcom "I dream of Jeannie". May his soul rest in peace.
He is one of those authors that everyone has read. The master of "masala novels" ( No disparagement - I have read all his novels) , he knew the pulse of his readers churning out one best-seller after another. He also inspired a legion of movies based on his novels ( I distinctly remember the tamil movie " Makkal en Pakkam" that was based on his book "Rage of Angels").
A little know fact about Sheldon is that he has also won the Oscar (for Screenplay) & Tony awards and was the creator of the popular sitcom "I dream of Jeannie". May his soul rest in peace.
posted by Cogito at
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
5 Comments:
Ishu says...
One of the best and gripping storytellers of our times.May his soul rest in peace.
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Anonymous, at 10:36 AM
Truly the SP Muthuraman or the Manmohan Desai of English novels :).
Read most of his novels and my favourites are
a) The Doomsday Conspiracy - UFO background, quite engrossing
b) The Sands of Time - Basque Revolution as the background - fast paced
c) If Tomorrow comes - Touted as his best.
Most of the others have a similar story. Woman gets betrayed; she struggles hard and rises to the top; takes revenge.
May his soul rest in peace.
Arune
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Anonymous, at 10:37 AM
I thought he was some kinda novelist for the chicks...Any actress like to show off that i read Sheldon during their interviews, even though they wouldnt have crossed 10th std.
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gormandizer, at 11:33 AM
hmm..Not missed any of his books.. Most of the indian films were inspired (not wholly atleast partly )4m his works like..
If tomorrow comes -> Dhoom 2
Tell me your dreams -> Anniyan
My favevourites i would say
Windmills of gods
Memories of midnight
Master of the game
May his soul RIP..
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Hell's Angel, at 9:00 PM
ishu - u bet.
arune - yeah, all his novels had strong women characters.
gorm - :-)
hell - sure, there were a few other inspirations too.
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Cogito, at 9:41 PM
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