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The author, Ben Hecht, was a prolific writer as well as a renowned
^ screenwriter, producer, and director of films. His screenwriting skills

include some of the most popular films of Hollywood's golden era, including
<= "Gone With the Wind", "Wuthering Heights", "Spellbound", and "Scarface", to
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Hecht had already established himself as a novelist and an author of short
stories when "Gargoyles" was published. "Gargoyles" delves deep into the
psyches of individuals and of their relationships within social classes,
revealing both the darker sides and the sentimental sides. Sometimes the
characteristics, values and ethics of his characters are altered over time, as
they (sometimes unwittingly) look within themselves and acknowledge what
they valued most, how their egos affect their decisions and ethics, yet not
always understanding the reasons those values are so crucial to them. What
we learn is the results of these changes, as we center on the lives of George
Basine, his friends, and his family, and most importantly, the masks that
each wore. (Summary by Roger Melin)

Read by Roger Melin. Total running time: 12:02:00

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