When will the Great War end?

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There is very little genuine film footage of the experiences of soldiers during the first world war, according to novelist William Boyd. He has attempted to convey the trench experience as the director of 'The Trench,' a small independent film made over six weeks in Nov 1998. He believes that his experience as a writer made him feel prepared for many of the aspects of a director's role. He emphasizes that it was important to him to avoid romanticizing young soldiers, ensuring that courage and sensitivity were contrasted with spite and criminal activity.

United Kingdom, Services information, Motion Picture Production, Motion Picture and Video Production, Authors, Writers, Portrayals, Movie production, World War I, 1914-1918, Boyd, William (British writer), The Trench (Motion picture)

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Saved by a knight in shining toga

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Lindsey Davis has written a fourth book about her character Falco, a private eye in Imperial Rome: 'The Iron Hand of Mars'. Rome is similar to other big cities such as London or New York and Roman literature refers to informers. Marcus Didius Falco works for the Emperor Vespasian to earn enough money to marry Helena Justina, who is above his class. Falco deals with divorce in A.D. 70. The historical novels are serious but have humour. Lindsey Davis was a civil servant and has been runner-up for the Georgette Heyer Historical Novel prize three times.

Works, Authorship, Historical fiction, Davis, Lindsey

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Hellraiser who never met an adjective he liked

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Novelist and screenwriter Pete Dexter, 48, spent 10 years as a columnist on the Philadelphia Daily News. He had a reputation for being wild and was once nearly killed in a beating by a drug gang. He won the National Book Award in 1988 for 'Paris Trout.' He studied maths at the University of South Dakota. His style is vey lean with precise sentences. He finds scriptwriting easy in comparison.

Novelists, Screenwriters, Dexter, Peter

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