Word: characterizes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Character thus becomes the essential element in Kosinski's fiction. His characters live dramatically, moving in and out of events effortlessly, at times too effortlessly. Through George Levanter, the protagonist in Blind Date, Kosinski provides a vivid example of the "dramatic" lifestyle.
For le Carre knows it very well, indeed. The Honourable Schoolboy showcases le Carre in top writing form, recreating the steamy, fetid cities of Indochina and the chummy, gin-soaked air of a British club with genuine flair. Moreover, his marvelous ear for dialogue has developed an unprecedented sharpness: unlike...
His books, like Blind Date, his most recent work, unfold as a series of brief dramatic episodes. Usually these vignettes bear only tangential relationships to each other, tied together by the slender thread of a common character.
Events seldom lead into each other. They occur, occupying the character's attention for a time, then recede into oblivion... no connections, little continuity.
The D.A.'s office is seeking the death penalty, and Davis has hired a team of nine lawyers, supplemented by twelve investigators and secretaries, to represent him. Foremost among them is Richard ("Racehorse") Haynes, a flamboyant character fond of hand-tooled ostrich-hide boots and aggressive tactics of crossexamination...