《小说HOTEL介绍》PPT课件.ppt

Hotel,Introduction,FROM THE WORLDs#1 STORYTELLERHOTELThe runway best-seller that brings vividly to life all the nonstop human adventure raging behind the scenes and behaind the closed doors of a grand hotel.Only a natural stoyteller like Arthur Hailey could combine the authentic inner workings-the machinery,the people,the secrets-of running a luxury hotel with the compelling tales of men and women facing crises of love or hate,success or failure.and bring us another outstanding work of first-class literary entertainment.,Author of the Hotel,Arthur Hailey(5 April 1920 24 November 2004)was a British/Canadian novelist,whose works have sold more than 170 million copies in 40 languages.Most of the novels are set within one major industry,such as hotels,banks or airlines,and explore the particular human conflicts sparked-off by that environment.They are notable for their plain style,extreme realism,based on months of detailed research,and a sympathetic down-to-earth hero with whom the reader can easily identify.,Basic info about Arthur Hailey,His works(marked*as his bestseller),*The Final Diagnosis(1959)In High Places(1960)*Hotel(1965)*Airport(1968)Wheels(1971)Overload(1979)*Strong Medicine(1984)*The Evening News(1990)Detective(1997),Back to Hotel,A reflection of the drawbacks of Americas capitalist society.,Back to Hotel,PlotConflict and desire,secrets and shocking destinies-all are part of the fascinating world of the famous St.Gregory,a New Orleans luxury hotel.For five sultry days of a hot Louisiana summer,and a stunning heart-stopping climax awaits them all.Hotel name:St.Gregory,a New Orleans luxury hotel Owner:Warren TrentBackground:the management of hotel is bad and losing money.Last time:Monday to Friday,Character in Hotel,Peter McDermott,manager Warren Trent,proprietor Christine Francis,secretary to Warren Trent Aloysius Royce,administrative assistant to Warren Trent Curtis OKeefe,owner of the OKeefe chain Dorothy Dodo Lash,OKeefes starlet companion Albert Wells,aging hotel guest The Duke and Duchess of Croydon,guests in the Presidential Suite Ogilvie,house detective Julius Keycase Milne,hotel thief Herbie Chandler,villainous Bell Captain Marsha Prescott,one night guest in the hotel,Character in Hotel,Chapters in Hotel,Monday eveningTuesdayWednesdayThursdyFriday,Chapter 1,Monday eveningAt the Monday evening,it express the bad management of the hotel,losing things,complaint and the night manager off sick.whats more Peter saved a girl from drunk boys.In the part it shows many deficiency of the luxury.,Chapter 2,WednesdayThe Duck and Duchess killed people in a accident and escaped.The couple instantly went to the hotel and intended to make an alibi.Ogilvie drived the car then gained total 25,000dollars.But at the end Peter and police find those things.,Chapter 3,ThursdyOgilvies memo to Peter,and Peter link him with thief who was operating in hotel.Christine took care of Albert-an old hotel guest well and saved his life.at last both of them left Hotel.,Back to things before Blackmail,The Duke is an internationally famous statesman and the newly-appointed British ambassador to Washington.He and his wife occupy the best suite in St.Gregory.On Monday evening while driving back with his wife from a gambling house,the Duke knocks down a woman and her child.Both are killed.,Things before Blackmail,The Duke and the Duchess,however,drive away.The hit-and-run becomes top sensational news in New Orleans.The hotels chief house detective Ogilvil notices the battered car when comes back.Instead of reporting to the police,he goes to see the Duke and the Duchess,Setting of Blackmail,The story happened in a hotel named St.Gregory in New Orleans,Louisiana which is in the south of U.S.Croydon Suite in St.Gregory Hotel:The suite the Croydons are staying in is St.Gregory Hotels largest and most elaborate,called the Presidential Suite,which has housed,according to the book,a succession of distinguished guests,including visiting presidents and royalty.,St.Gregory Hotel,Presidential Suite,Thank you!,