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| Name: |
Tom Clancy | | Birth Date: |
1947 | | Place of Birth: |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
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novelist |
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Biography of Thomas L. Clancy, Jr.
5,373 words, approx. 18 pages
 Tom Clancy 's books have been given various labels--thrillers, suspense novels, science fiction--but the most accurate and frequently used designation is techno-thrillers. Even though Clancy insists he is not the creator of the genre, he is the writer...
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Biography of Tom Clancy
4,411 words, approx. 15 pages
 Tom Clancy, in the course of two decades, has single-handedly created a new thriller genre, franchised his name into audio, movies, and computer games, and sold over a hundred million copies of his military and espionage thrillers worldwide. One of...
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Biography of Tom Clancy
2,209 words, approx. 7 pages
 Tom Clancy (born 1947) writes novels of adventure and espionage in the international military-industrial complex that have earned him enormous popularity in the 1980s as a creator of the "techno-thriller" genre. Tom Clancy was born in Baltimore,...



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Tom Clancy Quotes
3,011 words, approx. 10 pages
 Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (born April 12 , 1947 ) is an American author of both fiction and non-fiction, mostly related to the military, terrorism, and international affairs. Contents 1 Sourced...or is it?! 1.1 Schafer interview (1995) 1.2 CNN interview...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Clancy, Tom (1947—) Summary
1,110 words, approx. 4 pages Known for his potboiling thrillers with political, military, and espionage themes, author Tom Clancy's influence on American popular culture has been incalculable. Within the high-tech action adventure that has proved so beguiling to the movie...
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Tom Clancy Information
3,626 words, approx. 12 pages
 Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (born April 12 1947), better known as Tom Clancy, is a US author of bestselling political thrillers, best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War....




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 Publishers Weekly
The Hunt for Tom Clancy.(Interview)
07/13/1998: 5,857 words, approx. 20 pages Tom Clancy reveals that he chose to make John Clark the hero of his latest book, 'Rainbow Six,' because he finds the character is fun to write about. He denies that he has used classified information in any of his books and maintains that...
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 Publishers Weekly
The Cardinal of the Lists.(author Tom Clancy)
07/13/1998: 2,086 words, approx. 7 pages Tom Clancy has remained on top of the bestsellers lists for nearly two decades. Clancy and John Grisham are the only two authors to have first-copy printings in the multimillions. An account of the author's success since his 1984 title 'The Hunt for Red...
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 AP Features
Trial over mystery death of Nev. politician may read like a spy thriller
6/17/2007: 571 words, approx. 2 pages The mysterious death of a once-powerful politician who was attempting a comeback goes to court this week with overtones of "CSI" forensics-laden plots and Tom Clancy spy thrillers."It's almost like television," said Steven Kosach, the Washoe County District Court judge who will preside over the...
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Nev. pol's murder has spy thriller feel
6/17/2007: 571 words, approx. 2 pages The mysterious death of a once-powerful politician who was attempting a comeback goes to court this week with overtones of "CSI" forensics-laden plots and Tom Clancy spy thrillers."It's almost like television," said Steven Kosach, the Washoe County District Court judge who will preside over the...




Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Walter L. Hixson
6,521 words, approx. 22 pages
 In the following essay, Hixson examines the cultural significance of American jingoism and the glorification of advanced weaponry in The Hunt for Red October, Red Storm Rising, and The Cardinal of the Kremlin. According to Hixson, Clancy's novels "can be interpreted as popular representations of Reagan-era Cold War values."
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Critical Essay by Helen S. Garson
5,701 words, approx. 19 pages
 In the following essay, Garson examines the combined elements of the conventional thriller, science fiction, detective fiction, and the techno-thriller in Clancy's novels.
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Critical Essay by William F. Ryan
5,521 words, approx. 18 pages
 In the following excerpt, Ryan explores the origins and defining characteristics of the techno-thriller genre as popularized by Clancy's best-selling novels. Though Clancy is widely regarded as "the wizard inventor of the techno-thriller." Ryan cites literary precedents in the work of Jules Verne.


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