| 词条 | Quiller |
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| colour = #DEDEE2 | name = Quiller | first = The Berlin Memorandum (1965; U.S. title The Quiller Memorandum) | creator = Elleston Trevor as Adam Hall | portrayer = George Segal in The Quiller Memorandum (1966 film) Michael Jayston in Quiller (TV series) | gender = Male | nationality = English }}Quiller is a fictional character created by English novelist Elleston Trevor. Quiller, whose one-word name is a pseudonym,[1] works as a spy, and he is the hero of a series of 19 Cold War thrillers written under the pseudonym Adam Hall, and became Trevor's most popular character.[2] The books focus on a solitary, highly capable operative who works, usually on his own, for a British government organization, referred to as "The Bureau", which "doesn't exist". Quiller narrates his adventures in first person, addressing the reader in an informal tone. He was named for the real-life Cornish writer Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.[3] CharacterisationQuiller is a highly skilled driver, pilot, diver, linguist and martial artist. In his choice of self-defence methods, he favours Shotokan karate, much like Trevor himself. Additionally, Quiller has knowledge of Chin Na - a related, complementary art focused on advanced joint manipulation. He does not carry a firearm "in peacetime". Indeed, this may mean that he has not carried one since World War II, reasoning that if he were caught, he would be able to explain anything he was carrying except a gun. He also believes that guns give their carriers a dangerously false sense of security, and dislikes the noise they make. His resistance to interrogation is exceptional and he has managed to keep the "suffix-nine" designation indicating he is "reliable under torture". He has a morbid dislike of dogs, especially guard dogs.[4] Quiller's narration of the tradecraft he routinely employs is one of the defining elements of the novels. Certain other common factors appear. First, he is almost always reluctant to take on a mission and he regularly tells the reader all Bureau operatives have an option to refuse. Manipulation to get him to agree to the mission is usually necessary.[5] Second, there is nearly always an explosion somewhere in the novel. Third, at least one car chase can be expected. Fourth, in contrast to the glamorous lifestyles depicted in the James Bond canon, Quiller's operational locations are almost always unfriendly (Warsaw in winter, the Sahara Desert under the blazing sun, etc.) and he is aware his expenses will be scrutinised minutely. His missions are organised under the control of a director in the field, and a control operating from the bureau in London. A number of these characters recur in the books; some are heartily disliked by Quiller, and he comments on how much he doesn't want to work with them. Novels
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References1. ^Under the pseudonym of Adam Hall, he created Quiller, the monomial secret-agent hero of The Quiller Memorandum ... Richard Schickel in the January 27, 1967 issue of 'Life magazine 2. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/25/obituaries/elleston-trevor-75-novelist-of-many-names-and-books.html | title=Elleston Trevor, 75, Novelist of Many Names and Books | first=Mel | last=Gussow | newspaper=The New York Times | date=25 July 1995 | page=A13}} 3. ^"The Man Who was Quiller" 4. ^Hall, Adam (pseud). The Striker Portfolio. Fontana 1975, p.114 5. ^Hall, Adam (pseud). The 9th Directive. Fontana, 1975, p.10 External links
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