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"Réalisateur de films d'horreur devenus des classiques, tels que Frankenstein, James Whale décède en 1957 de causes que l'on ne peut qualifier de naturelles. A travers une reconstitution de ses derniers jours, agrémenté de flashes-back sur son adolescence en Angleterre et sur ses années de gloire à Hollywood, le portrait d'un homme complexe, à l'homosexualité mal assumée."
"It's 1957, and Hollywood horror director James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The invisible man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper Hannah hires handsome young gardener Clayton Boone, the gay director and the simple yardman develop an unlikely friendship."@en
"The last days of James Whale, the acclaimed director of such horror movies as Frankenstein. In ill health, his mind projecting never-ending rushes from his life, he directs his own death at the hands of his homosexual gardener. By the author of In Memory of Angel Clare."
"The last days of James Whale, the acclaimed director of such horror movies as Frankenstein. In ill health, his mind projecting never-ending rushes from his life, he directs his own death at the hands of his homosexual gardener. By the author of In Memory of Angel Clare."@en
"Previously titled Father of Frankenstein, this acclaimed novel was the basis for the 1998 film starring Sir Ian McKellen, Lynn Redgrave, and Brendan Fraser. It journeys back to 1957 Los Angeles, where James Whale, the once-famous director of such classics as Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, is living in retirement, haunted by his past. Rescuing him from his too-vivid imagination is his gardener, a handsome ex-marine. The friendship between these two very different men is sometimes tentative, sometimes touching, often dangerous'and always captivating.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more."@en
"James Whale, the once-famous director of such classics as Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, is living in retirement haunted by his past. Rescuing him from his too-vivid imagination is his gardener, a handsome ex-marine. The friendship between these two very different men is sometimes tentative, sometimes touching, often dangerous--and always captivating."@en
"James Whale, the elegant director of such classic horror films as Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein, was found at his Los Angeles mansion in 1957, dead of unnatural causes. Christopher Bram, whose social insight and wit have earned him comparisons to Henry James and Gore Vidal, explores the mystery of Whale's last days in this evocative and suspenseful work of fiction. Home from the hospital after a minor stroke, Whale becomes convinced that his time is nearly over. Increasingly confused and disoriented, he is overwhelmed by images from the past: his working-class childhood in Britain, lavish Hollywood premieres in the 1930s attended with a nervous lover, meeting Garbo, parties with Elsa Manchester, Charles Laughton, and Elizabeth Taylor, nightmares from his own movies. Handsome ex-marine Clayton Boone, an angry loner who is Whale's gardener, becomes the focus of a fantastic plot Whale devises to provide his life with the dramatic ending it deserves."@en

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"Psychological fiction"@en
"Psychological fiction"
"Fiction"@en
"Fiction"
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"Biographical fiction"@en
"Biographical fiction"

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"Gods and monsters"@en
"Gods and monsters"
"Father of Frankenstein"
"Father of Frankenstein"@en
"Gods and Monsters"
"El Padre de Frankenstein"
"Gods and monsters [a novel]"@en
"Le père de Frankenstein"
"El padre de Frankenstein"@es
"El padre de Frankenstein"

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