Tickets to the Devil
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article reads like a review rather than an encyclopedic description of the subject. Please help to make it neutral in tone and meet Wikipedia's quality standards. (April 2010) |
Author | Richard P. Powell |
---|---|
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Satire |
Publisher | Scribners |
Publication date | 1968 |
Media type | |
Pages | 248 pp |
ISBN | 0-910791-41-4 |
Tickets to the Devil (1968) by Richard P. Powell is novel taking a glimpse into the world of duplicate bridge in the late 1960s. The story features characters loosely based on great players of those days, along with some fictional characters. All of them are competing or involved in a National bridge event set in the fictional Xanadu hotel in Miami Beach, while their stories intersect and interact in a Grand Hotel fashion.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Sam Maltin (October 5, 1968). "Bid & Made" (Book review). The Gazette. p. 20.
- ^ Bridge books reviewed - Pattaya Bridge Club
This article about a 1960s novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |
- v
- t
Retrieved from ""
Categories:
- 1968 American novels
- Contract bridge books
- Novels set in hotels
- 1960s novel stubs
Hidden categories:
- Wikipedia articles with style issues from April 2010
- All articles with style issues
- All stub articles