The Sheik
E. M. Hull
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Belletristik / Gegenwartsliteratur (ab 1945)
Beschreibung
The Sheik is a 1919 novel by English writer
E. M. Hull. It was the first of a series of novels she wrote with desert settings that set off a major revival of the "desert romance" genre of romantic fiction. It was a huge best-seller and the most popular of her books, and it served as the basis for the film of the same name starring the Italian actor
Rudolph Valentino in the title role.
Edith Maud Hull (16 August 1880 – 11 February 1947) was a British writer of romance novels, typically credited as E. M. Hull. She is best known for
The Sheik, which became an international best seller in 1921. The Sheik is credited with beginning a revival of the "desert romance" genre of romantic fiction. Hull followed The Sheik with several other novels with desert settings, such as
The Shadow of the East,
The Desert Healer, and
The Sons of the Sheik.