Van Greenaway's 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. The Medusa Touch is one of several books featuring the character Inspector Cherry of Scotland Yard.
Van Greenaway's writing is described in his Encyclopedia of Science Fiction entry as "the astringent, side-of-the-mouth pessimistic voice which became a trademark".[3]
Bibliographyedit
The Crucified City (1962)
The Evening Fool (1964)
The Man Who Held the Queen to Ransom and Sent Parliament Packing (1968)
peter, greenaway, confused, with, peter, greenaway, 1927, 1988, british, novelist, author, numerous, thrillers, with, elements, horror, satire, born, educated, london, worked, briefly, commercial, acted, theatre, contents, novels, critical, appraisal, bibliogr. Not to be confused with Peter Greenaway Peter Van Greenaway 1927 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 1 Contents 1 Novels 2 Critical Appraisal 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksNovels editVan Greenaway s 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 etat 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 The Medusa Touch is one of several books featuring the character Inspector Cherry of Scotland Yard Critical Appraisal editThe dialogue in The Medusa Touch was described by Kim Newman as incredibly misanthropic 2 Van Greenaway s writing is described in his Encyclopedia of Science Fiction entry as the astringent side of the mouth pessimistic voice which became a trademark 3 Bibliography editThe 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 Doppelganger 1975 Suffer Little Children 1976 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 References edit Author bio The Crucified City London Hutchinson 1962 Newman Kim Nightmare Movies A Critical History of the Horror Film 1968 1988 Van Greenaway Peter the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 31 August 2018 Retrieved 17 February 2019 External links editPeter Van Greenaway at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Van Greenaway amp oldid 1166219279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
