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The Client by John Grisham

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Author Biography

Name: John Grisham
Birth Date: 1955
Place of Birth: Arkansas, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer, attorney

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Biography of John Grisham
4813 words, approx. 16 pages
The author of fourteen back-to-back bestsellers, many of which have been turned into blockbuster movies, John Grisham can count his revenues and copies sold of his legal thrillers in the hundreds of millions. Translated into more than thirty languages, G...
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Biography of John Grisham
2756 words, approx. 9.2 pages
Popular novelist John Grisham (born 1955) is the author of several thrillers that have been made into blockbuster films. His works, which center around the legal profession, include A Time to Kill,The Firm,The Client, and The Pelican Brief. It is no unde...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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The Client Information
1,062 words, approx. 4 pages
<i>The Client</i> (1994) is a legal thriller written by American author John Grisham, set mostly in Memphis, Tennessee and New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a mix with various legal elements and...


News and Journals
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Brad Renfro dies at 25; actor gained stardom in `The Client' but struggled with drugs
1/16/2008: 576 words, approx. 2 pages
Brad Renfro was a street-smart Tennessee schoolboy plucked from obscurity in 1993 to play the title role in "The Client."The film's success brought him instant stardom, but struggles with drugs and alcohol dogged his career. On Tuesday, he was found dead in his home. He...
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Creators.com
Making Sure You Get Paid On Time, Every Time
12/11/2007: 907 words, approx. 3 pages
"I am a marketing consultant who gets a lot of business, mostly from small companies in far-flung locations across the country, through referrals. Lately it seems as if every account has turned problematic for me — the clients pay late or not at all, and...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Tom Mathews
1,475 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following excerpt from an essay that includes commentary by Grisham, Mathews surveys Grisham's career through The Client and discusses critical response to the author's works.
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Critical Review by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
1,018 words, approx. 3 pages
Lehmann-Haupt is a prominent American critic. In the following review, he faults Grisham for frustrating readers with likeable characters and an undeveloped, implausible, but gripping plot, advising the reader to "settle into The Client for the captivating read it promises. Just don't look for any surprises. What you expect is more than what you get."
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Critical Review by Lawrence J. Goodrich
666 words, approx. 2 pages
In the following review of The Client, Goodrich praises Grisham's treatment of the juvenile justice system and compelling plot, commenting: "If you can suspend disbelief long enough to accept an 11-year-old leading the adult world around by the nose for 422 pages, the rewards in The Client are worth it."
 


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The Client by John Grisham

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