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House of Cards is a political thriller novel by British author Michael Dobbs. Published in 1989, it tells the story of Francis Urquhart, a fictional Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, and his amoral and manipulative scheme to become leader of the governing party and, thus, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The novel was followed by two sequels: To Play the King and The Final Cut. Both were adapted for television by the BBC and aired in 1993 and 1995 respectively.

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  • Ein Kartenhaus (Originaltitel: House of Cards) ist ein Roman des britischen Schriftstellers Michael Dobbs aus dem Jahre 1989. Der Politthriller schildert die Verquickungen zwischen korrupten Politikern und willfährigen Journalisten in Großbritannien. In Deutschland erschien der Roman im Jahr 1992. Der Roman ist der erste Teil einer Trilogie mit Francis Urquhart als Hauptfigur; ihm folgten im Jahr 1992 To Play the King (deutsche Übersetzung: Um Kopf und Krone) und 1994 The Final Cut (deutsche Übersetzung: Schach dem König). Beim Schreiben der Romane konnte Dobbs auf seine eigenen Erfahrungen in leitenden Stellungen der britischen Politik zurückgreifen. (de)
  • House of Cards is a political thriller novel by British author Michael Dobbs. Published in 1989, it tells the story of Francis Urquhart, a fictional Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, and his amoral and manipulative scheme to become leader of the governing party and, thus, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A television adaptation, written by Andrew Davies and produced by the BBC was aired in 1990. A six-part radio adaptation of the first novel, written by Neville Teller aired on BBC Radio 4 in 1996. In 2013, the serial and the Dobbs novel were the basis for a US television adaptation set in Washington, D.C., commissioned and released by Netflix. The novel was followed by two sequels: To Play the King and The Final Cut. Both were adapted for television by the BBC and aired in 1993 and 1995 respectively. (en)
  • House of Cards è un romanzo di Michael Dobbs pubblicato nel 1989. Nella prima edizione italiana del 1990 il titolo era stato tradotto con Castello di carte, ma è poi stato adottato quello originale nella successiva riedizione del 2014. È il primo libro di una trilogia che comprende House of Cards 2: Scacco al re e House of Cards 3: Atto finale. (it)
  • 《紙牌屋》(英語:House of Cards)是英國作家迈克尔·多布斯所撰寫的政治驚悚小說,在1989年7月出版。故事講述保守黨的虛構法蘭西斯·厄克特,以及他用不道德且操縱的手段,成為黨魁及英國首相。 如英國電視劇一樣,接續《紙牌屋》的小說有《戲王者》和《最後一擊》,兩本小說的電視劇版分別在1993年和1995年放映。 (zh)
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  • 1492606618
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  • 880303283
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  • First edition (en)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • July 1989 (en)
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  • House of Cards trilogy (en)
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  • HarperCollins
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  • Ein Kartenhaus (Originaltitel: House of Cards) ist ein Roman des britischen Schriftstellers Michael Dobbs aus dem Jahre 1989. Der Politthriller schildert die Verquickungen zwischen korrupten Politikern und willfährigen Journalisten in Großbritannien. In Deutschland erschien der Roman im Jahr 1992. Der Roman ist der erste Teil einer Trilogie mit Francis Urquhart als Hauptfigur; ihm folgten im Jahr 1992 To Play the King (deutsche Übersetzung: Um Kopf und Krone) und 1994 The Final Cut (deutsche Übersetzung: Schach dem König). Beim Schreiben der Romane konnte Dobbs auf seine eigenen Erfahrungen in leitenden Stellungen der britischen Politik zurückgreifen. (de)
  • House of Cards è un romanzo di Michael Dobbs pubblicato nel 1989. Nella prima edizione italiana del 1990 il titolo era stato tradotto con Castello di carte, ma è poi stato adottato quello originale nella successiva riedizione del 2014. È il primo libro di una trilogia che comprende House of Cards 2: Scacco al re e House of Cards 3: Atto finale. (it)
  • 《紙牌屋》(英語:House of Cards)是英國作家迈克尔·多布斯所撰寫的政治驚悚小說,在1989年7月出版。故事講述保守黨的虛構法蘭西斯·厄克特,以及他用不道德且操縱的手段,成為黨魁及英國首相。 如英國電視劇一樣,接續《紙牌屋》的小說有《戲王者》和《最後一擊》,兩本小說的電視劇版分別在1993年和1995年放映。 (zh)
  • House of Cards is a political thriller novel by British author Michael Dobbs. Published in 1989, it tells the story of Francis Urquhart, a fictional Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, and his amoral and manipulative scheme to become leader of the governing party and, thus, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The novel was followed by two sequels: To Play the King and The Final Cut. Both were adapted for television by the BBC and aired in 1993 and 1995 respectively. (en)
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  • Ein Kartenhaus (Dobbs) (de)
  • House of Cards (novel) (en)
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  • 紙牌屋 (小說) (zh)
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