{"product_id":"2940149427109","title":"You Only Live Once","description":"PERIL PRESS presents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Strand, Apr 1939\u003cbr\u003eEllery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Dec 1951\u003cbr\u003eYOU ONLY LIVE ONCE\u003cbr\u003eby Michael Arlen\u003cbr\u003e6400 Words\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow many writers have the extraordinary talent, precocious or otherwise, to have their first book published while they are still in their teens? Not many surely, but Michael Arlen is one. He was only eighteen when his first novel saw the light of print. He was only twenty-four when THESE CHARMING PEOPLE, that highly sophisticated book of short stories, brought him a modest success. And he was still under thirty when THE GREEN HAT made him an international celebrity. It is said that THE GREEN HAT earned Michael Arlen half a million dollars in book royalties alone, and the motion picture (starring Greta Garbo) and the play (starring Katharine, Cornell) must have added substantially to the book’s income. Today, the critics speak of THE GREEN HAT as “superficial” and “dated” changing their minds, and no matter what harsh words have been flung in Mr. Arlen’s direction in the past, no ever had the courage to deny that “Mike” has wit and imagination, that “he knows how to tell a story” . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition includes the masthead and cover to the issue of Ellery Queen this was reprinted in, as well as a GALLERY of 10 magazine covers from issues that featured stories by Michael Arlen. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe writer Michael Arlen was cited by Ian Fleming as an influence and mentioned him by name in his 1963 short story '007 in New York'. Fleming's 1964 novel was called 'You Only Live Twice'.","brand":"Peril Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174672089328,"sku":"2940149427109","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149427109_p0.jpg?v=1763717366","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149427109","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}