William Goldman wrote novels and screenplays across adventure, thriller and comedy, but many book readers know him for The Princess Bride. Presented as an abridgement of a supposedly much longer work, the novel tells the story of Buttercup and Westley through sword fights, kidnappings, revenge and fairy-tale obstacles while the narrator repeatedly interrupts with jokes about editing and storytelling. Marathon Man moves in a very different direction, following a graduate student drawn into a violent conspiracy involving his brother and a former Nazi. Goldman also wrote Adventures in the Screen Trade, a memoir and practical account of screenwriting and the film industry. The Princess Bride suits readers of comic fantasy and self-aware adventure, while Marathon Man and Adventures in the Screen Trade reveal how much wider Goldman's work extends into thriller fiction and film writing. Read more Less
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