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Patrick O'Brian (1914–2000)

Autor(a) de Master and Commander

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About the Author

Patrick O'Brian is the author of twenty volumes in the highly respected Aubrey/Maturin series of novels. (Publisher Provided) Patrick O'Brien was born in Ireland in 1914. His education included the Sorbonne. O'Brian has produced a variety of works, including biographies of Picasso and Sir Joseph mostrar mais Banks and translations of the novels and memoirs of Simone de Beauvoir, but he is best known for the creation of an unlikely pair of Napoleonic War-era heroes in the Aubrey-Maturin Series. British naval officer Jack Aubrey and Irish scholar and physician Stephen Maturin have been featured in more than a novels published in Great Britain (five of which have also appeared in America). He died on January 2, 2000. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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(eng) The principal author here is Patrick O'Brian famous for the Aubrey-Maturin novels.  The birth name of this author was Richard Patrick Russ. He changed his name by deed poll in August 1945 to Patrick O'Brian, under which name his books were published.

Séries

Obras por Patrick O'Brian

Master and Commander (1969) — Autor — 9,260 exemplares
Post Captain (1972) 4,774 exemplares
H.M.S. Surprise (1973) 4,149 exemplares
The Mauritius Command (1977) 3,626 exemplares
The Far Side of the World (1984) 3,465 exemplares
Desolation Island (1978) 3,344 exemplares
The Fortune of War (1979) 3,084 exemplares
The Surgeon's Mate (1980) 2,918 exemplares
The Ionian Mission (1981) 2,769 exemplares
Treason's Harbour (1983) 2,668 exemplares
The Reverse of the Medal (1986) 2,516 exemplares
The Wine-Dark Sea (1994) 2,483 exemplares
The Commodore (1994) — Autor — 2,472 exemplares
The Letter of Marque (1988) 2,456 exemplares
Blue at the Mizzen (1999) 2,415 exemplares
The Hundred Days (1998) 2,397 exemplares
The Thirteen-Gun Salute (1989) 2,391 exemplares
The Nutmeg of Consolation (1991) 2,386 exemplares
The Yellow Admiral (1996) — Autor — 2,347 exemplares
Clarissa Oakes (1992) 2,337 exemplares
The Golden Ocean (1956) 783 exemplares
The Unknown Shore (1995) 721 exemplares
The complete Aubrey/Maturin novels (1970) 558 exemplares
Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy (1974) 452 exemplares
Joseph Banks: A Life (1987) 304 exemplares
Testimonies (1952) 212 exemplares
The Rendezvous and Other Stories (1994) 166 exemplares
Picasso: A Biography (1976) 151 exemplares
The Catalans: A Novel (1953) 112 exemplares
Richard Temple: A Novel (2005) 96 exemplares
Hussein: An Entertainment (1999) 94 exemplares
Collected Short Stories (1994) 64 exemplares
A Book of Voyages (2013) — Editor — 64 exemplares
William Christenberry 13 exemplares
Master and Commander [abridged] (2004) 13 exemplares
The Mauritius Command [abridged] (1999) — Autor — 10 exemplares
Treason's Harbour [abridged] (1998) 9 exemplares
Fregattkapten (2000) 8 exemplares
Strandsatt (1999) 8 exemplares
Desolation Island [abridged] (1997) 7 exemplares
Desolation Island [abridged] (1999) 6 exemplares
BOTTINO DI GUERRA 2 exemplares
Contra viento y marea (2012) 2 exemplares
Three bear witness 1 exemplar
Clarissa Oakesová (2022) 1 exemplar
A Life Revealed 1 exemplar
Testimonies 1 exemplar
Purpurové moře (2023) 1 exemplar
La citadelle de la Baltique (1999) 1 exemplar
Rüzgarin Süvarisi (2016) 1 exemplar
César, el panda leopardo (2009) 1 exemplar
ODVRÁCENÁ STRANA SVĚTA (2017) 1 exemplar
The Commodore [abridged] (2000) 1 exemplar
Misin en Jonia 1 exemplar
Los Cien DAs 1 exemplar
Men-of-War (2019) 1 exemplar
Patrick O'Brian gift set (1997) 1 exemplar
Mat lekarza pokladowego (2007) 1 exemplar
Wojenne losy (2006) 1 exemplar
Port zdrady (2010) 1 exemplar
Rub medaile (2018) 1 exemplar
Kapitan (1999) 1 exemplar
Six Days (2004) 1 exemplar
MUŠKÁT ÚTĚCHY 1 exemplar
Salwa honorowa (2015) 1 exemplar
Jonska misja (2009) 1 exemplar
Whispers 1 exemplar
O butim da guerra 1 exemplar
Pozdravná salva (2020) 1 exemplar
Reaper (2002) 1 exemplar
Fra seilernes øy (2019) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Papillon (1969) — Tradutor, algumas edições3,845 exemplares
The Woman Destroyed (1967) — Tradutor, algumas edições1,504 exemplares
A Very Easy Death (1964) — Tradutor, algumas edições1,046 exemplares
Banco: The Further Adventures of Papillion (1972) — Tradutor, algumas edições631 exemplares
The Coming of Age (1960) — Tradutor, algumas edições480 exemplares
Daily Life of the Aztecs (1961) — Tradutor, algumas edições434 exemplares
Daily Life in the Time of Jesus (1961) — Tradutor, algumas edições429 exemplares
Lobscouse and Spotted Dog (1997) — Prefácio, algumas edições395 exemplares
All Said and Done (1972) — Tradutor, algumas edições381 exemplares
Murder & Other Acts of Literature (1997) — Contribuidor — 147 exemplares
Patrick O'Brian: Critical Essays and a Bibliography (1994) — Contribuidor — 95 exemplares
Rough Water: Stories of Survival from the Sea (1998) — Contribuidor — 86 exemplares
Simone de Beauvoir, a life of freedom (1981) — Tradutor, algumas edições35 exemplares
High Seas: Stories of Battle and Adventure From the Age of Sail (2002) — Contribuidor — 21 exemplares
The Quicksand War: Prelude to Vietnam (1963) — Tradutor, algumas edições18 exemplares
A Feast of Stories (1996) — Contribuidor — 14 exemplares
Van Der Valk, Series 1-5 [1972-1992] — Screenwriter — 7 exemplares
Short Stories: The Thoroughly Modern Collection (2008) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Thrilling Stories from the Past for Boys (1970) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
YOUNG WINTER'S TALES 4. (1973) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
O'Brian, Patrick
Nome legal
Russ, Richard Patrick (birth)
O'Brian, Patrick (changed 1945)
Outros nomes
Russ, Patrick
Russ, R. P.
Data de nascimento
1914-12-12
Data de falecimento
2000-01-02
Localização do túmulo
Nouveau Cimetière de Collioure, Collioure, Departement des Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
UK
País (no mapa)
England, UK
Local de nascimento
Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Local de falecimento
Dublin, Ireland
Causa da morte
heart attack
Locais de residência
Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Collioure, France
Cwm Croesor, Wales, UK
Ocupações
translator
novelist
Relações
Jones, Elizabeth (first wife)
Tolstoy, Mary (second wife)
Tolstoy, Nikolai (stepson)
Prémios e menções honrosas
The Heywood Hill Literary Prize (1995)
Commander, Order of the British Empire (1997)
Honorary Doctorate of Letters, Trinity College Dublin (1997)

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Patrick O'Brian was known for being a prolific English novelist, biographer, and translator. He was best known for his Aubrey-Maturin novels set in the period of the Napoleonic Wars. The novels centered on the characters of Jack Aubrey, an officer in the Royal Navy, and his friend the physician, natural philosopher and intelligence agent Stephen Maturin. Meticulously researched, this twenty-volume series garnered enthusiastic critical reviews and a wide and fervent readership. The 21st unfinished novel of this series was published posthumously. After having an American publisher, he received notoriety, selling millions of books. Born Richard Patrick Russ, he published two books and several short stories under his birthname before changing his name after World War II. In 1949 he and his second wife moved to France. In addition, O'Brian authored biographies of Pablo Picasso and Sir Joseph Banks. His translations from French into English included Henri Charrière's "Papillion," Jean LaCouture's biography "Charles De Gaulle," and works of Simone de Beauvoir. In 1995 at age 80, he received his first award, the Heywood Hill Literary Prize for his lifetime literary contributions. In 1997 he received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and an honorary doctorate degree from Trinity College.
Nota de desambiguação
The principal author here is Patrick O'Brian famous for the Aubrey-Maturin novels.  The birth name of this author was Richard Patrick Russ. He changed his name by deed poll in August 1945 to Patrick O'Brian, under which name his books were published.

Membros

Discussions

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New pair of Aubrey - Maturin due em Folio Society Devotees (Agosto 2011)
***Group Read: H.M.S. Surprise by Patrick O'Brian em 75 Books Challenge for 2011 (Abril 2011)
Folio Society Aubrey/Maturin Series em HMS Surprise (Julho 2010)

Críticas

Not my type. Too artsy for me.
 
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delta61 | 4 outras críticas | Mar 16, 2024 |
Brilliant for what it is, an immersive historical fiction that does not halt for any audience member less than willing to roll along with its period jargon and nautical terms. I absolutely loved it, but I love the period of the Napoleonic Wars and I love letting myself sink into a time period even if I do not understand what the author is talking about for pages at a time (though the frontispiece map is very helpful for finding out the difference between a topsail and a royal, for example). If you don't enjoy either of those things, I'm not sure why you'd pick up this book at all. If you do, you will likely also love the bluff narrative perspective of Jack Aubrey, the generally non-toxic relationship between men that is surfaced throughout, the oddball characterization of Maturin, and the delightfully true-paced sea battles. This whole series has a very specific reader; you'll know quite quickly if you're one of us (and no, it's not just dudes, I swear).… (mais)
 
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beserene | 215 outras críticas | Feb 12, 2024 |
Only fair, very hard to read due to language (very flowery, ver y BRITISH, & too nautical without explanations)
 
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derailer | 215 outras críticas | Jan 25, 2024 |
I originally read the first book in 1997. Finished Blue at the Mizzen in 2013. It was time to start over.

Words are at a loss on this novel and the series. O'Brian is a unique writer that doesn't clobber you over the head with his character interactions or events. Subtle is his usual method, and once you get used to that, his writing will bring you into new depths of humor, character development, action, intrigues, romance and so much more. No romance in this book, but others do have it.

I highly recommend this series and the audiobooks read by Simon Vance.

If this is your first time into naval warfare, then I suggest picking up Sea of Words or something along that line to help with the naval terms.
… (mais)
 
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wvlibrarydude | 215 outras críticas | Jan 17, 2024 |

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Richard Brown Narrator, Narrator
Carla Wiberg Translator
Ric Jerrom Narrator
Andrea Kann Translator
David Case Narrator
Stefan Andersson Illustrator
Brian Lavery Afterword, Contributor
Matthias Jendis Translator
Miguel Antón Translator
Lennart Olofsson Translator
Tim Pigott-Smith Reader, Narrator
Leif Dahlgren Translator
John Lee Narrator
Charlton Heston Contributor
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Jana Šimonová Translator
N. A. M. Rodger Afterword
Richard F. Snow Afterword
Robert Hardy Narrator, Narrator

Estatísticas

Obras
122
Also by
22
Membros
69,390
Popularidade
#190
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
936
ISBN
1,545
Línguas
20
Marcado como favorito
369

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