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Universal is now working with author and screenwriter Don Winslow. Don’s best-selling novel Savages is being adapted for the screen by Oliver Stone. Universal will release the film in July 2012 and Don is one of the film’s screenwriters. The trade paperback movie-tie-in edition of SAVAGES is out June 5. Additionally, Don’s newest novel THE KINGS OF COOL, a prequel to SAVAGES, is out on June 26. Don’s novel SATORI is out March 30 in paperback. SATORI has been optioned by Warner Brothers as a starring vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio, with plans to film in 2013. The screenplay is being written by Shane Salerno (also a co-writer on Savages) & Don Winslow. More details can be found below. SATORI by Don Winslow Grand Central Publishing Trade Paperback Publication date: March 30, 2012 $14.99 / 512 pages ISBN: 978-0-446-56191-4 Nicholai Hel-genius, mystic, and the perfect assassin-was first introduced to readers in Shibumi, the classic #1 bestseller by master storyteller Trevanian. Shibumi went onto to worldwide fame with over 2.3 million copies sold, setting a benchmark for writers of all genres. SATORI by Don Winslow (Grand Central Publishing; March 30, 2012; $14.99), now available in trade paperback, resurrects the formidable Hel in an exciting new thriller set against the Korean War. Twenty-six-year-old Hel-Western by birth but Asian by upbringing-speaks seven languages, kills with a naked hand, and is a master of the world’s most challenging game of strategy: Go. He also possesses “proximity sense,” an extra-awareness of the presence of danger. All this has made him a very dangerous man-an assassin who blends in anywhere, doesn’t need weapons to kill his targets, and sees ten moves ahead. And now the CIA needs him. Hel is released by the Americans from three years of solitary confinement on the condition that hekill a high-ranking Soviet official in China. Having honed his mental and physical skills during his confinement, Hel must survive this suicide mission to save his own life and the beautiful French spy whom he loves. He will endure chaos, violence, suspicion, and betrayal while also trying to achieve his ultimate goal of satori-the possibility of true understanding and harmony with the world. SATORI is an unforgettable thriller that, as Booklist declared, will rivet readerswith its “…breathless suspense and a cast of dark, devious characters from all corners of the globe.” SATORI has been optioned by Warner Brothers as a starring vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio with plans to film in 2013. The screenplay is being written by Shane Salerno (Savages) & author Don Winslow. About the Author DON WINSLOW is the acclaimed author of Savages which was voted one of the ten best books of 2010 by The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Los Angeles Times and publications around the world. Three-time Academy award winner Oliver Stone directed the film adaptation. Winslow’s other novels include The Power of theDog, The Winter of Frankie Machine, California Fire and Life, Death andLife of Bobby Z and The Kings of Cool. TREVANIAN’s books have been translated into more than fourteen languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. In addition to Shibumi, Trevanian is the author of seven novels including The Eiger Sanction and The Loo Sanction. Visit Don Winslow’s website www.donwinslow.com Visit Trevanian’s website www.trevanian.com Visit Grand Central Publishing on the web www.hachettebookgroup.com
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