Saturday, November 27, 2004
Hailey
Whatever little i read of Arthur Hailey, I found quite interesting. He wasn't the conventional best-seller writer who wrote on just one
subject. He tried his hand at a range of topics, essentially these were dealing with the different industries. In 'Moneychangers', it was banks he dealt with, in 'Airport', he dealt with aviation,in 'The Final Diagnosis', it was medicine and so on. Though none of his books were of any high literary merit, it could be read to kill time as they were real page-turners. Probably, the one thing that made his books immensely successful were the research involved behind each of them, like when he tries to explain the nitty-gritty of Banking or the nuances of the Hotel Industry.
subject. He tried his hand at a range of topics, essentially these were dealing with the different industries. In 'Moneychangers', it was banks he dealt with, in 'Airport', he dealt with aviation,in 'The Final Diagnosis', it was medicine and so on. Though none of his books were of any high literary merit, it could be read to kill time as they were real page-turners. Probably, the one thing that made his books immensely successful were the research involved behind each of them, like when he tries to explain the nitty-gritty of Banking or the nuances of the Hotel Industry.
# posted by Praveen @ 5:22 PM 
