"Marathon Man" William Goldman, 1974 ( First Edition + First Printing)
Discover a cornerstone of suspense with Goldman's gripping thriller that follows Thomas "Babe" Levy, a Columbia University history student caught in a deadly espionage web. Marathon Man is a 1974 thriller novel by William Goldman about Babe, who becomes entangled in a Nazi conspiracy involving stolen diamonds and a former SS dentist, Dr. Christian Szell, known as the "White Angel of Auschwitz." The plot follows Babe as he tries to clear his father's name while being hunted by Szell, leading to a terrifying race for survival famously encapsulated by the chilling question, "Is it safe?" The book was adapted into a successful 1976 film, also written by Goldman and starring Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier, which became famous for its intense dental torture sequence. It was Goldman's most successful thriller novel. A Stanford-educated playwright and novelist renowned for his sharp storytelling and multiple Academy Awards, Goldman masterfully crafts a narrative that explores themes of survival, trust, and resilience.
Goldman, a Stanford-educated playwright and novelist renowned for his sharp storytelling and multiple Academy Awards, masterfully crafts a narrative that explores themes of survival, trust, and resilience.
 
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