Jaws by Peter Benchley
Just when you thought it was safe to read on the beach!
Our Review
Published March 29, 2011
You’ve seen the shark. But have you read the book that started it all? Before Spielberg made audiences afraid of the water, Benchley made readers afraid to turn the page. Now, in partnership with Now Playing Podcast’s Jaws retrospective, Stuart returns to dive into Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel. The core story may be familiar, but the tone, characters, and motivations are far darker and more complicated than the film you know. Political corruption, marital drama, and a very different Amity Island lurk beneath the surface. Join Stuart as he explores the novel that launched the summer blockbuster.
Book Synopsis
Jaws is a 1974 novel by American writer Peter Benchley. It tells the story of a great white shark that preys upon a small resort town and the voyage of three men trying to kill it. The novel grew out of Benchley's interest in shark attacks after he learned about the exploits of Montauk, New York shark fisherman Frank Mundus in 1964. Doubleday commissioned him to write the novel in 1971, a period when Benchley worked as a freelance journalist.
Book Details
- Author
- Peter Benchley
- Published
- 1976
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Pages
- 278
- ISBN
- 9782253013099
- Genres
- bang sticks, blue sharks, dolphins, harpoons, shark cage diving
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