Peter Blauner
Author of The Intruder
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Bibliomysteries: Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores (2017) — Contributor — 195 copies, 9 reviews
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- Canonical name
- Blauner, Peter
- Birthdate
- 1959
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Occupations
- Author
- Relationships
- Tyre, Peg (wife)
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Picture in the Sand: A Novel by Peter Blauner
A very unique premise that centers on an Arabic grandfather and his grandson. The older man worked for a time on the crew making The Ten Commandments, Cecil B. De Mille's epic movie in Egypt, He ends up in prison linked to a radical group critical to Nasser's current government. The grandson in current time goes to Egypt to fight Western influences. While there he reads his grandfather's book written about his past experiences and gains a new perspective about him and their relationship.
Excellent story with a compelling narrative. Uses a religious backdrop to the story, which is a crucial element, and develops a modern situation.
A young man, from an Arabic family, leaves the house an joins the ISIS inthe middle East. The family is, of course, distraught but the grandfather communicates with the young man.
The grandfsther, it turns out, has a more compelling story to tell. When a young man growing up in Egypt, with dreams of becoming a filmmaker, gets a job working in the Cedil DeMille prosuction of The Ten Commandments. Going through all kinds of events, including the attempt agains Nasser, the grandfather spends time in prison and loses an eye.
The grandson is able to change his mind and quit the group, rejoin his family in the US, after spending time in prison too.… (more)
A young man, from an Arabic family, leaves the house an joins the ISIS inthe middle East. The family is, of course, distraught but the grandfather communicates with the young man.
The grandfsther, it turns out, has a more compelling story to tell. When a young man growing up in Egypt, with dreams of becoming a filmmaker, gets a job working in the Cedil DeMille prosuction of The Ten Commandments. Going through all kinds of events, including the attempt agains Nasser, the grandfather spends time in prison and loses an eye.
The grandson is able to change his mind and quit the group, rejoin his family in the US, after spending time in prison too.… (more)
21st-century, correspondence, Egypt, email, family, family-drama, family-dynamics, famous-persons, fiction, film-industry, historical-figures, historical-novel, historical-places-events, historical-research, imprisoned, read, relationships, relatives, religious-cultism, religious-differences, torture,*****
A meaningful blending of fictional memoir and history stressing the love of family and lasting results of decisions made in one's youth in any timeframe. The lessons of similarities between cultures/presumed enemies are invaluable. The storytellers (aside from the author) are grandfather and grandson who made similar decisions and narrated by talented voice actor Sean Rohani.
A wonderful story!
I requested and received a free temporary audio copy from Dreamscape Media via NetGalley. Thank you!… (more)
A meaningful blending of fictional memoir and history stressing the love of family and lasting results of decisions made in one's youth in any timeframe. The lessons of similarities between cultures/presumed enemies are invaluable. The storytellers (aside from the author) are grandfather and grandson who made similar decisions and narrated by talented voice actor Sean Rohani.
A wonderful story!
I requested and received a free temporary audio copy from Dreamscape Media via NetGalley. Thank you!… (more)
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