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Jaws is a 1974 novel by american writer peter benchley. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in hardcover format. Peter benchely was a master who, ironically, ended up dedicating his life to shark preservation. This edition of jaws contains bonus content from peter benchleys archives, including the original typed title page for the novel, the authors notes on the script for the movie adaptation, and two articles. When peter benchley wrote jaws in the early 1970s, he meticulously researched all available data about shark behavior. The differences from the film adaptation are interesting. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes.
Once upon a time there was a shark that ate people. The rest of the book more so than the movie deals with the townspeople. Jaws catches readers in th first pages, with a brutal sharkattack coming right away. The jaws phenomenon changed popular culture and continues to. He was also a speechwriter for president lyndon johnson and a journalist for such magazines as newsweek and national geographic. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the. Jaws ebook epub electronic book jaws by peter benchley for iphone, ipad txt format version, file with page numbers jaws by peter benchley kindle edition with audio multimedia cd video. Book read jaws by peter benchley epub buy for wiki.
It is forty years since a littleknown writer named peter benchley published a first novel called jaws. This was benchleys 1st novel and he captured lightning in a bottle. His other books include the deep, the island, the girl of the. This famous novel has been made into a thrilling movie about a maneating shark that terrorizes a beach town. When a great white shark, attacks a few people off the. Peter benchley was the bestselling author of jaws, the deep, and beast, among others. At the center of this superb story is whip darling, a recognized expert on the deep, and a. Peter benchley 19402006 was an american author best known for writing the novel jaws and cowriting the screenplay for its highly successful film adaptation.
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His other books include the deep, the island, the girl of the sea of cortez, q clearance, rummies, beast, white shark, and shark trouble. The novel grew out of benchley s interest in shark attacks after he learned about the exploits of shark fisherman frank mundus in 1964. Sep 04, 2014 it is forty years since a littleknown writer named peter benchley published a first novel called jaws. He wrote the bestselling novel jaws and cowrote its film adaptation with carl gottlieb. Peter benchley began his career as a novelist in 1974 with the publication of jaws, which was made into a hugely successful film. Several more of his works were also adapted for both cinema and television, including the deep, the island, beast, and white shark. The jaws phenomenon changed popular culture and continues to inspire a growing interest in sharks and the oceans today. In honor of shark week i reread jaws by peter benchley.
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The latest edition of jaws contains bonus content from peter benchleys archives, including the original typed title page for the novel, a brainstorming list of possible titles, a letter from benchley to coproducer david brown with honest feedback on the movie adaptation, and classic photos of the movie production. He worked as a reporter for the washington post, as associate. Jaws ebook by peter benchley 9780307828668 rakuten kobo. Book read jaws by peter benchley epub buy for wiki pocket. Over the ensuing decades, benchley was actively engaged with scientists and filmmakers on expeditions. Read jaws a novel by peter benchley available from rakuten kobo.
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