Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Wallace, Edgar; Cooper, Merian C.; Lovelace, Delos; Thorne, Jack |
| Publisher: | Modern Library |
| Date: | 8/16/2005 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
This Modern Library edition of a true colossus among adventure stories is reprinted from the original 1932 novelization of the movie script, and includes a Preface by Mark Cotta Vaz, the preeminent biographer of Merian C. Cooper, producer of the original 1933 classic film.
Introduction by Greg Bear
Preface by Mark Cotta Vaz
The giant prehistoric gorillaKing Kong is one of the most recognized images in our culture. So great is the mightyKong’s hold on the popular imagination that his story–a gripping yarn of man versusnature, coupled with a fantastical update of the Beauty and the Beast legend–hasbeen thrice made into a motion picture (most recently in 2005) and referenced endlesslyin every medium, from books to prime-time sitcoms.
Beneath King Kong’s culturalsignificance, however, is a tense and surprisingly tender story. One cannot helpbut be frightened by Kong’s uncontrollable fury, be saddened over the giant’s capture,mistreatment, and exploitation by venal showmen, or sympathize with the beast’s ill-fatedaffection for the down-on-her-luck starlet Ann Darrow.
This Modern Library editionof a true colossus among adventure stories is reprinted from the original 1932 novelizationof the movie script, and includes a Preface by Mark Cotta Vaz, the preeminent biographerof Merian C. Cooper, producer of the original 1933 classic film.
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