The Blood of Belshazzar (Esprios Classics)
Author | : Robert Ervin Howard |
Publisher | : Blurb |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 2022-01-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 1034917641 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781034917649 |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American pulp writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, boxing, western, and detective fiction. He is well known for having created the character Conan the Cimmerian, a literary icon whose pop-culture imprint can be compared to such icons as Tarzan of the Apes, Sherlock Holmes, and James Bond. Voracious reading, along with a natural talent for prose writing and the encouragement of teachers, conspired to create in Howard an interest in becoming a professional writer. One by one he discovered the authors that would influence his later work: Jack London and Rudyard Kipling.