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Sax Rohmer (1883–1959)

Auteur van The Insidious Doctor Fu-Manchu

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Sax Rohmer was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he adopted the name Sarsfield, the name of a famous Irish general admired by Rohmer's mother. He married Rose Elizabeth Knox in 1909 and, at his wife's insistence, began using the name Sax Rohmer for his fiction, eventually toon meer employing the pseudonym as his actual name. Rohmer was basically a self-taught scholar. He started writing as a journalist; his beat was the Limehouse underworld in London. Rohmer had a difficult time breaking into the professional fiction markets, but once he did, he became a household name for exotic adventure both in England and in America. Although his writing brought Rohmer success and money, he was never much of a businessman, and most of his wealth was squandered because of his extravagance and through financial mismanagement. Rohmer eventually moved to New York City. One of Rohmer's great intellectual interests was the occult and supernatural, and these elements frequently appeared as motifs in his fiction. His most famous creation was the evil oriental mastermind, Dr. Fu Manchu, first presented in the novel The Mystery of Fu Manchu in 1913 (later retitled The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu for its American publication, also in 1913). Most espionage or adventure fiction exploits the social paranoias of its time, and Rohmer himself effectively tapped the Westerner's fear of the stereotyped "yellow peril" threat---the negatively perceived belief that Orientals will conquer the world. The Fu Manchu adventures were patterned, in part, after Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. Rohmer's protagonists in these adventures, Sir Denis Nayland Smith and his companion Dr. Petrie, look very much like Doyle's Holmes and Watson, but, whereas Doyle centered his narratives on the heroes and specifically on the elaborate process of detection, Rohmer focused his attention on the villain and on slam-bang action. Fu Manchu was a master of both Western science and Eastern mysticism, and his efforts at world domination caused no end of problems for Smith and Petrie. In Fu Manchu, Rohmer had created the most famous villain in popular fiction (although Rohmer maintained that Fu Manchu was based on an actual Limehouse criminal). Despite Rohmer's use of outrageous racial stereotyping, many of his novels hold up well today and provide superior examples of how to create narrative pacing and suspense. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Ontwarringsbericht:

(eng) Rohmer was born Arthur Henry Ward. He later added Sarsfield to his name.

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Werken van Sax Rohmer

The Insidious Doctor Fu-Manchu (1913) 690 exemplaren
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu (1916) 306 exemplaren
De triomf van Fu Manchu (1917) 261 exemplaren
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) 240 exemplaren
Daughter Of Fu Manchu (1931) 208 exemplaren
Brood of the Witch-Queen (1918) 204 exemplaren
The Trail Of Fu Manchu (1934) 179 exemplaren
The Bride Of Fu Manchu (1933) 173 exemplaren
The Yellow Claw (1915) 150 exemplaren
The Drums of Fu Manchu (1939) 146 exemplaren
The Island Of Fu Manchu (1941) 145 exemplaren
The golden scorpion (1919) 126 exemplaren
The Shadow of Fu Manchu (1948) 123 exemplaren
President Fu Manchu (1936) 123 exemplaren
The green eyes of Bast (1920) 118 exemplaren
Re-Enter Dr Fu Manchu (1957) 116 exemplaren
The dream detective (1920) 111 exemplaren
The quest of the sacred slipper (1919) 107 exemplaren
Bat Wing (1921) 103 exemplaren
The Fu Manchu Omnibus: Volume 1 (1995) 97 exemplaren
The Romance of Sorcery (1914) 97 exemplaren
Dope (1919) 94 exemplaren
Fire-Tongue (1901) 92 exemplaren
Emperor Fu Manchu (1959) 85 exemplaren
Tales of Chinatown (1922) 78 exemplaren
The wrath of Fu Manchu (1973) 74 exemplaren
The day the world ended (1930) 69 exemplaren
Tales of secret Egypt (1918) 69 exemplaren
The Fu Manchu Omnibus: Volume 2 (1997) 51 exemplaren
The Sins of Sumuru (1950) 47 exemplaren
The Sins of Severac Bablon (1914) 46 exemplaren
The Fu Manchu Omnibus: Volume 4 (1999) 44 exemplaren
Grey Face (1924) 42 exemplaren
The Orchard of Tears (1918) 42 exemplaren
Sumuru (1951) 41 exemplaren
The Fu Manchu Omnibus: Volume 3 (1998) 38 exemplaren
The secret of Holm Peel (1970) 37 exemplaren
The Fu Manchu Omnibus: Volume 5 (2001) 36 exemplaren
Yellow Shadows (1925) 31 exemplaren
Hangover house (1949) 30 exemplaren
Return of Sumuru (1954) 29 exemplaren
The Emperor of America (1929) 28 exemplaren
Yu'an Hee See laughs (1932) 26 exemplaren
Sinister Madonna (1956) 25 exemplaren
Moon of Madness (1927) 23 exemplaren
The Haunting of Low Fennel (1920) 23 exemplaren
The bat flies low (1935) 22 exemplaren
She Who Sleeps (1928) 21 exemplaren
Bim-bashi Baruk of Egypt (1944) 19 exemplaren
The Fire Goddess (1952) 19 exemplaren
Seven sins (1943) 18 exemplaren
White Velvet (1936) 14 exemplaren
The exploits of Captain O'Hagan (1916) 11 exemplaren
Sax Rohmer's Dope (2017) — Source Material Author — 10 exemplaren
The Moon is Red (1954) 7 exemplaren
The Death Ring of Sneferu (2004) 5 exemplaren
Breath Of Allah (2004) 5 exemplaren
The Mysterious Mummy (2010) 5 exemplaren
The Book of Fu-Manchu (1930) 4 exemplaren
The Curse of a Thousand Kisses (1981) 3 exemplaren
The White Hat (2010) 3 exemplaren
A House Possessed (2004) 3 exemplaren
Tchériapin (2010) 3 exemplaren
In The Valley Of The Sorceress (2013) 3 exemplaren
The Bat Flys Low 2 exemplaren
Il ‰delitto di mezzanotte (2004) 2 exemplaren
Occhi nel buio (1997) 2 exemplaren
The Zayat Kiss 2 exemplaren
The Dance Of The Veils (2004) 2 exemplaren
La Déesse Aux Yeux Verts (1985) 2 exemplaren
The Man With The Shaven Skull (2004) 2 exemplaren
Wulfheim (1950) 2 exemplaren
Lure Of Souls 2 exemplaren
El diabólico Fu-Manchú (2001) 2 exemplaren
Keltaiset varjot 1 exemplaar
FU MANCHU T01 (1996) 1 exemplaar
Dope: A Story of Chinatown (2017) 1 exemplaar
Tales of Chinatown Sax Rohmer (2017) 1 exemplaar
Eldtungan 1 exemplaar
The Green Spider (1904) 1 exemplaar
RESURRECTION DE FU MANCHU (1988) 1 exemplaar
Omnibusbogen — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Fu Manchu (2008) — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
The Owl Hoots Twice 1 exemplaar
Egyptian Nights 1 exemplaar
Tales Of Abu Tabah (1918) 1 exemplaar
The Pigtail Of Hi Wing Ho (2010) 1 exemplaar
The House Of Golden Joss (2010) 1 exemplaar
Lord of the Jackals 1 exemplaar
Kerry's Kid (Dodo Press) (2010) 1 exemplaar
Pomegranate Flower 1 exemplaar
Fu Manchus mask 1 exemplaar
Harûn Pasha 1 exemplaar
Le docteur Fu Manchu (1996) 1 exemplaar
Zrádný doktor Fu-Manchu (1995) 1 exemplaar
Návrat doktora Fu-Manchu (1995) 1 exemplaar
Ruka doktora Fu-Manchu (1995) 1 exemplaar
The Fu-Manchu Omnibus (2011) 1 exemplaar
Fu Manchu 1 exemplaar
The Blue Monkey 1 exemplaar
Bazarada 1 exemplaar
Kejsaren av Amerika 1 exemplaar

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Gangbare naam
Rohmer, Sax
Officiële naam
Ward, Arthur Henry (born)
Ward, Arthur Henry Sarsfield (adopted this name)
Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
Rohmer, Sax
Furey, Michael
Geboortedatum
1883-02-15
Overlijdensdatum
1959-06-01
Graflocatie
Kensal Green Catholic Cemetery, London, England, UK
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
UK
Land (voor op de kaart)
England, UK
Geboorteplaats
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
Plaats van overlijden
London, England, UK
Woonplaatsen
New York, New York, USA
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
White Plains, New York, USA
Beroepen
magazine writer
novelist
bank clerk
errand boy
journalist
Relaties
Rohmer, Elizabeth Sax (wife)
Korte biografie
Sax Rohmer was born in Birmingham of Irish parents, William Ward and Margaret Mary (Furey) Ward. He received no formal schooling until he was nine or ten years old, but his father taught his son to read.

After finishing his schooling, Rohmer worked at numerous odd jobs. At the age of 20 he began his writing career with THE MYSTERIOUS MUMMY, which appeared in Pearson's Weekly in 1903. In 1909 he married Rose Elizabeth Knox, whose father had been a well-known comedian.

During the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely read magazine writers in the English language. After World War 2 the Rohmers moved to New York City, where he continued writing.
Ontwarringsbericht
Rohmer was born Arthur Henry Ward. He later added Sarsfield to his name.

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THE DEEP ONES: "Tchériapin" by Sax Rohmer in The Weird Tradition (februari 2014)
Sax Rohmer in The Weird Tradition (juni 2013)

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Not altogether bad if you're looking for the written equivalent of one of the mindless detective shows that fill most television line-ups these days. Pacing and plotting pretty much mirrors that of radio dramas of the time. I can't fault it for lacking depth if depth was not what was called for, but I can't say it's really what I'd hoped either.
 
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judeprufrock | 25 andere besprekingen | Jul 4, 2023 |
Sax Rohmer - [Sumuru] (The slaves of Sumuru)
Pulp fiction writer Sax Rohmer is better known for his Fu Manchu series of books, but he also wrote a further five book series staring Sumuru whose mission was to ensure that women ruled the world. This 1951 edition is the second book in the series and tells of Sumuru's attempts to ferment a take over in America.

The slaves of Sumuru are the most beautiful women in America who are under the power of sorceress and criminal mastermind Sumuru. Rohmer drafted in Drake Roscoe from the Fu Manchu series to thwart Sumuru's ambitions, but with her powers of seduction never known to fail, Roscoe is always on the back-foot. The interesting part of this nonsense is the idea of these beautiful women breeding a future race dedicated to the glorification of women. Sumuru claims that her people failed to stop Hitler, but managed to put obstacles in his way, she wants to outlaw ugliness and abolish war. In her female dominated world only men with great brains or physical beauty would be kept for breeding purposes. If this all sounds like a weird adventure story with added doses of titillation then this is not far from the actuality. It certainly could have been better written and made less confusing. Rohmer did his best with the titillation, and does manage to create some atmosphere of voluptuous abandon, but was probably hampered by 1950's conventions.

She escapes the clutches of the American secret service with some ease so that she can appear in the next novel where she claims she is heading behind the iron curtain; I wont be following her. 2.5 stars.
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baswood | Apr 5, 2023 |
In this book Sax Rohmer, the creator of Fu Manchu, turns to from the Chinese to the Jews as an "eastern" nation and a force in world politics. Bablon, a mysterious heir of King David, uses various bizarrely contrived plots to extort money and win Britain's wealthy to his cause, all for a mysterious end only made plain at the end of the novel. The plot is so dependent on the time it was written, which was the lead-up to World War I, that the book and its predictions became dated just a few months after it was published. Any novel requires a willing suspension of disbelief, but to enjoy this book one must have greater skill at suspending disbelief than I possess.… (meer)
 
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marc_beherec | 1 andere bespreking | Jan 28, 2023 |
El anciano Fu Manchu está tratando de fabricar la poción de la eterna juventud que le permitirá dominar el mundo. Tiene que conseguir todos los ingredientes, entre los que se encuentra un valiosísimo diamante. Para ello pondrá en funcionamiento una red criminal, encargada de robar la joya. El detective Nayland Smith seguirá sus pasos...
 
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Natt90 | Nov 9, 2022 |

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