# Marathon Man - Paperback

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by **William Goldman** (Author)

William Goldman's remarkable career spans more than five decades, and his credentials run the gamut from bestselling novelist to Oscar-winning screenwriter to Hollywood raconteur. He's beloved by millions of readers as the author of the classic comic-romantic fantasy The Princess Bride. And he's notorious for creating the most harrowing visit to the dentist in literary and cinematic history--in one of the seminal thrillers of the twentieth century. . . .

MARATHON MAN

Tom "Babe" Levy is a runner in every sense: racing tirelessly toward his goals of athletic and academic excellence--and endlessly away from the specter of his famous father's scandal-driven suicide. But an unexpected visit from his beloved older brother will set in motion a chain of events that plunge Babe into a vortex of terror, treachery, and murder--and force him into a race for his life . . . and for the answer to the fateful question, "Is it safe?"

### Front Jacket

William Goldman's remarkable career spans more than five decades, and his credentials run the gamut from bestselling novelist to Oscar-winning screenwriter to Hollywood raconteur. He's beloved by millions of readers as the author of the classic comic-romantic fantasy The Princess Bride. And he's notorious for creating the most harrowing visit to the dentist in literary and cinematic history--in one of the seminal thrillers of the twentieth century. . . .  
MARATHON MAN  
Tom "Babe" Levy is a runner in every sense: racing tirelessly toward his goals of athletic and academic excellence--and endlessly away from the specter of his famous father's scandal-driven suicide. But an unexpected visit from his beloved older brother will set in motion a chain of events that plunge Babe into a vortex of terror, treachery, and murder--and force him into a race for his life . . . and for the answer to the fateful question, "Is it safe?"

### Author Biography

**William Goldman** is an Academy Award-winning author of screenplays, plays, memoirs, and novels. His first novel, _The Temple of Gold_ (1957), was followed by the script for the Broadway army comedy _Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole_ (1961). He went on to write the screenplays for many acclaimed films, including _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ (1969) and _All the President's Men_ (1976), for which he won two Academy Awards. He adapted his own novels for the hit movies _Marathon Man_ (1976) and _The Princess Bride_ (1987).

**Number of Pages:** 336

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** July 03, 2001

## Details

- **Price:** 27.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Espionage, Fiction, Price Written on Book, Suspense, Thrillers

## Variants

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