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Solo
Solo or SOLO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Characters * Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character * Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''Star Wars Legends'' continuity * Kylo Ren (Ben Solo), a ''Star Wars'' character * Napoleon Solo, from the TV spy series ''Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' * Sky Solo, from the comic book series ''1963'' * Solo (Marvel Comics), a fictional counter-terrorism operative Films * ''Solo'' (1969 film), directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky * ''Solo'' (1972 film), directed by Mike Hoover * ''Solo'' (1977 film), a New Zealand film * ''Solo'' (1984 film), starring Sandra Kerns * ''Solo'' (1996 film), a science fiction action film * ''Solo'' (2006 film), an Australian film written and directed by Morgan O'Neill * ''Solo'' (2008 film), an Australian documentary film directed by David Michod and Jennifer Peedom * ''Solo'' (2011 film), a Telugu-language film * ''Solo'' (2013 film), a Canadian thriller * ''Solo'' (2015 film), Uruguayan director Guillermo Rocamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Solo
Han Solo () is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in the 1977 film ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'', and later appeared in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Force Awakens'' (2015), and ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019), portrayed by Harrison Ford in all five films. In ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' (2018), a younger version of the character is played by Alden Ehrenreich. In the animated web series ''Star Wars Forces of Destiny, Forces of Destiny'' (2017–2018), Solo is voiced by A.J. LoCascio and Kiff VandenHeuvel. Ford was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Solo in ''Star Wars'', and won the award for his performance in ''The Force Awakens.'' In the Original Trilogy, original trilogy, Solo and his Wookiee friend Chewbacca are smugglers who are hired to transport Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker to Alderaan so they can deliver stolen plans for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Star Wars Story
The ''Star Wars'' franchise involves multiple live-action and animated films. The series was initially created as a trilogy set ''in medias res'' (partway through the plot) that was later expanded into a trilogy of trilogies, known as the "Skywalker Saga". The original 1977 film ''Star Wars'' (later subtitled ''A New Hope'') was followed by the sequels ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983); these films form the original trilogy. Beginning twenty-two years later, the prequel trilogy was released, consisting of '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999), '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002), and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005). Then, after creator George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, a sequel trilogy consisting of ''Episodes VII'' through ''IX'' was released, namely '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017), and '' Star Wars: The Rise of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Govier
Katherine Mary Govier (born July 4, 1948) is a Canadian novelist and essayist. Biography Katherine Govier was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and was educated at the University of Alberta and York University. She has been made a Distinguished Alumna of the University of Alberta and is one of York University's "Famous Fifty" graduates. She has been Chair of the Writers' Trust of Canada and President of PEN Canada. Govier has published essays in major newspapers and magazines, including Maclean's, Saturday Night, The Globe and Mail, Harper's, Queen, and The Toronto Star. Govier was shortlisted for the Trillium Award in 1994, and won the City of Toronto Book Award in 1992. In 1997, she was awarded the Marian Engel Award for a woman writer in mid-career. Her novel ''Creation'' was a New York Times Notable Book of 2003. Her 2010 novel, ''The Ghost Brush'', focusing on the life of Katsushika Oi, has been published in translation in French as ''La Femme Hokusai'', in Japanese as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Barr
Emily Venie Barr (born 10 October 1971) is a British travel writer and novelist. She debuted with the novel ''Backpack'' in 2001. In additional to travel fiction, she has also written young adult novels and a horror. Early life Barr spent her early childhood in York and then grew up in Norfolk. She attended Norwich High School for Girls before going on to study at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Career Barr had been working as a journalist for ''The Guardian'', before embarking on a year-long work trip around the world in the late 1990s, writing a column as she went. While in Thailand, she appeared as an extra in the film '' The Beach''. The journey inspired her first novel, ''Backpack'', set in Southeast Asia, and published in 2001 by Headline Publishing Group. The book won the WHSmith New Talent Award in 2002. It was followed by ''Baggage'', ''Cuban Heels'' in 2003, and ''Atlantic Shift'' in 2004. In 2009, she published ''The Life You Want'', a sequel to ''Backpack''. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitty Burns Florey
Kitty Burns Florey is the author of eleven novels and two nonfiction books. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Bibliography *''Amity Street'' (2017), White River Press *''The Quest for Inez: Two Ways to Find a Grandmother'' (2015), Genealogy House *''The Writing Master'' (2011), White River Press *''Script and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting'' (2009), Melville House Publishing *''The Sleep Specialist'' (2007), Raven's Eye Publishing *'' Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog'' (2006), Melville House Publishing *''Solos'' (2004), Berkley Books *''Souvenir of Cold Springs'' (2001), Counterpoint Press, Berkley Books *''Five Questions'' (2001), Time Warner Books *''Vigil for a Stranger'' (1994) *''Duet'' (1998) *''Real Life'' (1986) *''The Garden Path'' (1983) *''Chez Cordelia'' (1980) *''Family Matters'' (1979) References External links kitty burns florey* on ''Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Geraghty
Paul Geraghty (born 3 May 1959, in Durban, South Africa) is a British based author and illustrator of children's picture books. He also writes teenage fiction and won the Young Africa Award for his first novel ''Pig''. Background His master read '' Fine Arts and English'' at Natal University, South Africa and holds a Higher Diploma in Education. After teaching for two years in Cape Town he took a copywriter's job in advertising. There he met John Bush, who would later go on to collaborate with him on three picture books. Since 1986 he has lived in London, UK. Geraghty’s picture books typically centre on wildlife/environmental themes, either treated in a highly realistic manner, rich in detail, or irreverently stylised, usually illustrated in watercolour. Translated into over 20 languages internationally, his work has won various awards, including the Red House Children's Book Award for Solo in 1996. In 2008, he translated the ancient Indian ethical treatise of the Tiruk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solo (Mason Novel)
''Solo'' is a 1993 science fiction novel by Robert Mason. The book was Mason's second novel; he had previously written ''Weapon'' and a memoir about his experiences in Vietnam titled ''Chickenhawk''. Plot introduction When the self-aware Pentagon-built robot, ''Solo'', goes AWOL, the Pentagon uses its reserve robot, Nimrod, as bait luring Solo into a trap meant to destroy him, and setting the stage for a cyborg confrontation. Plot summary Solo, a robot designed by the US Government as a hyper intelligent super assassin, goes AWOL on his mission in Nicaragua, and finds himself at the bottom of a lake. Reaching the surface Solo realizes that he needs to recharge, and eventually makes his way to New York, acquiring friends along the way. A widowed bag lady named Laura, quickly befriends Solo and benefits not only from Solo's friendship, but his protection. Solo is bent on his self-imposed mission to rescue his younger "brother," Nimrod, a newer, more advanced robot like Solo. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Mansell
Jill Mansell (born 15 June 1957) is a British author of romantic comedy. Her books have sold over fifteen million copies worldwide. Background and personal life Mansell grew up in the Cotswolds and attended Sir William Romney's School in Tetbury. After working at the Burden Neurological Institute in Bristol for many years, she became a full-time writer in 1992. She lives in Bristol with her husband. Writing career Jill Mansell is among the bestselling and most well-known romcom authors. She is one of the top 20 British female novelists of the 21st century (in terms of sales) and has been worth almost £14.5m to the market since 2000. In 2009, ''The Daily Telegraph'' listed Jill Mansell as one of the best-selling authors of the decade. Her novel ''Rumour Has It'' spent eight weeks in ''The Sunday Times'' hardback bestseller list in 2009 and the paperback ranked third in ''The Sunday Times'' bestseller list. ''An Offer You Can't Refuse'' was in ''The Sunday Times'' paperback ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Morris
Wright Marion Morris (January 6, 1910 – April 25, 1998) was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist. He is known for his portrayals of the people and artifacts of the Great Plains in words and pictures, as well as for experimenting with narrative forms. Early life Morris was born in Central City, Nebraska; his boyhood home is on the National Register of Historic Places. His mother, Grace Osborn Morris, died six days after he was born. His father, William Henry Morris, worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. After Grace's death, Wright was cared for by a nanny, until his father made a trip to Omaha and returned with a young wife, Gertrude. In ''Will's Boy'', Morris states, "Gertrude was closer to my age than to my father's". Gertrude hated small-town life, but got along famously with Wright, as they shared many of the same childish tastes (both loved games, movies, and ice cream). In 1919, the family moved to Omaha, where they resided until 1924. During that int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Higgins
Henry Patterson (27 July 1929 – 9 April 2022), commonly known by his pen name Jack Higgins, was a British author. He was a best-selling author of popular thrillers and espionage novels. His novel '' The Eagle Has Landed'' (1975) sold more than 50 million copies and was adapted into a successful 1976 movie of the same title. Some of his other notable books are '' A Prayer for the Dying'' (1973), '' The Eagle Has Flown'' (1991), '' Thunder Point'' (1993), '' Angel of Death'' (1995), '' Flight of Eagles'' (1998), and '' Day of Reckoning'' (2000). His 85 novels in total have sold more than 250 million copies and have been translated into 55 languages. Early life Jack Higgins was born Henry Patterson on 27 July 1929 in Newcastle upon Tyne to an English father and a Northern Irish mother. When his father abandoned them soon afterward, his mother returned with him to her home town of Belfast, Northern Ireland, to live with her mother and her grandfather on the Shankill Road. Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Tabori
Pál Tábori (16 November 1908 – 9 November 1974), also known as Paul Tabori, and by his pen names Paul Stafford and Christopher Stevens, was a Hungarian-born author, journalist, screenwriter and psychoanalyst. He was known for his diverse range of writings, which covered a wide array of topics including history, psychology, popular science, and fiction. Tabori's works were often characterized by his engaging writing style and his ability to make complex subjects accessible to a broad audience. Life Pál Tabori was born on 16 November, 1908, in Budapest, Hungary, the son of the journalist Cornelius Tabori and Elsa, née Ziffer. George Tabori was his younger brother. Tabori grew up in a bilingual and cultured Jewish family. He studied in Vienna and Berlin, where he earned a Ph.D. in psychology. Tabori's background in psychology influenced his later writings, particularly his interest in the human mind and behavior. In the 1930s, Tabori worked as a journalist and editor in Berl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solos (film)
''Solos'' is a 2007 Singaporean drama film directed by Kan Lume and Loo Zihan, written by Loo, and starring Lim Yu-Beng, Loo, and Goh Guat Kian. It is based on a short film by Kan and Loo. The film features no dialogue and recounts the relationships between a boy (Loo), his mother (Goh), and his older lover (Lim). It premiered at the Busan International Film Festival after being pulled from the Singapore International Film Festival when the Singaporean government demanded cuts. Plot A boy carries on an illicit affair with his schoolteacher while becoming more distanced from his mother. As the boy and his older lover also become more distanced over time, the boy breaks off the relationship, and his lover becomes distraught. Cast * Lim Yu-Beng as Man * Loo Zihan as Boy * Goh Guat Kian as Mother Production The film was loosely based on co-director Loo's experiences. Loo had been in a relationship with an older man while he was a teenager. The relationship ended after L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |