The caper story is a subgenre of crime fiction. Crime fiction is the Genre of Fiction that deals with Crimes their detection criminals and their motives It is usually distinguished from The typical caper story involves one or more crimes (especially thefts, swindles, or occasionally kidnappings) perpetrated by the main characters in full view of the reader. The actions of police or detectives attempting to prevent or solve the crimes may also be chronicled, but are not the main focus of the story.
The caper story is distinguished from the straight crime story by elements of humor, adventure, or unusual cleverness or audacity. For instance, the Dortmunder stories of Donald E. Westlake are highly comic tales involving unusual thefts by a gang of offbeat characters — in different stories Dortmunder's gang steals the same gem several times, steals an entire branch bank, and kidnaps someone from an asylum by driving a stolen train onto the property. John Archibald Dortmunder is a fictional character created by Donald E Donald Edwin Westlake (born July 12, 1933, in Brooklyn New York) is a prolific American Novelist, with over a hundred books By contrast, the same author's Parker stories (published under the name Richard Stark) are grimly straightforward accounts of mundane crime — the criminal equivalent of the police procedural. Parker is a fictional character created by Donald E Westlake. The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a Police force as they investigate Crimes
A caper may appear as a subplot in a larger work. For example, Tom Sawyer's plot to steal Jim out of slavery in the last part of Huckleberry Finn is a classic caper. Tom Sawyer (fictional character 'born' circa 1833 is the protagonist and title character of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (often shortened to Huck Finn) is a novel written by American Humorist Mark Twain.
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Examples of the caper story
Fiction
- The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry — two kidnappers find that the little boy they're holding for ransom is more dangerous than the law
- early stories of "The Saint" by Leslie Charteris
- The Taking of Pelham One-Two-Three by John Godey — a subway car is hijacked and held for ransom
- the Modesty Blaise stories of Peter O'Donnell
- The Light of Day by Eric Ambler (filmed as Topkapi)
- novels by John Boland such as The League of Gentlemen and The Golden Fleece
- the Dortmunder series and other novels by Donald E. O Henry is the Pen name of American Writer William Sydney Porter ( September 11, 1862 – June 5 Overview Simon Templar is known as the Saint because of his initials (ST and also because of his heroic exploits that fly in the face of an otherwise nefarious reputation Leslie Charteris ( May 12, 1907, Singapore &ndash April 15, 1993) born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half- Chinese Morton Freedgood was a best-selling Author who wrote The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and many other detective and mystery novels under the pen name Modesty Blaise is a Comic strip featuring a Fictional character of the same name created by Peter O'Donnell (writer and Jim Holdaway Peter O'Donnell (born April 11, 1920 in Lewisham, London) is a British writer of mysteries and of Comic strips Eric Clifford Ambler OBE ( 28 June 1909 - 22 October 1998) was an influential English writer of Spy novels who introduced Topkapi ( 1964) is a Heist film made by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists. (Bertram John Boland ( Birmingham, 12 February 1913 &ndash 1976 was a British Novelist. The League of Gentlemen (1958 is a pulp-fiction novel by English author John Boland. Westlake
- Sledgehammer by Walter Wager
- The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton
Film
- Topkapi (1964)
- Rififi (1955)
- Ocean's Eleven, novel and screenplay by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell (1960, remade 2001)
- The Thomas Crown Affair, screenplay by Alan Trustman (1968, remade 1999)
- The Italian Job (1969, remade 2003)
- Kelly's Heroes, screenplay by Troy Kennedy-Martin (1970)
- Bank Shot, screenplay by Wendell Mayes from the novel by Donald E. Westlake (1974)
- The Hot Rock, screenplay by William Goldman from the novel by Donald E. Westlake (1972)
- The Castle of Cagliostro, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki (1979)
- The Great Muppet Caper, directed by Jim Henson (1981)
- Hudson Hawk, story and screenplay by Bruce Willis, Robert Kraft, Steven E. de Souza, and Daniel Waters (1991)
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, written and directed by Guy Ritchie (1998)
- Three Kings, written and directed by David O. Russell from a story by John Ridley (1999)
Television
- Firefly, created by Joss Whedon, particularly the episodes "Serenity", "The Train Job", "Ariel" and "Trash" (2002 - 2003)
See also
Walter Herman Wager ( September 4, 1924 &mdash July 11, 2004) was an American Novelist. The Great Train Robbery is a bestselling 1975 Historical fiction novel written by Michael Crichton. John Michael Crichton, ˈkraɪtən, (born October 23 1942 is an American author Film producer, Film director, Medical doctor, and Television producer Topkapi ( 1964) is a Heist film made by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Rififi is a 1955 French Heist film. Its original French title is Du rififi chez les hommes ("of brawling among men" Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Ocean's Eleven (or Ocean's 11) is a 1960 Heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers Frank George Clayton Johnson (born July 10, 1929 in Cheyenne Wyoming) is a Science fiction writer most famous for co-writing the novel Logan's Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 Remake of the 1960 Rat Pack Caper film of the same name. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1968 movie by Norman Jewison starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. Alan Trustman (born December 16, 1930, in Boston Massachusetts) is an American Screenwriter and Author. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 Heist film by John McTiernan, a Remake of the 1968 film of the same name The Italian Job is a British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Italian Job is a 2003 American Heist film directed by F Gary Gray. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Kelly's Heroes is an offbeat 1970 War film about a group of enterprising World War II soldiers who set out to rob a bank behind enemy lines Troy Kennedy Martin (born in Scotland in 1932 and educated at Finchley Grammar School (now known as Finchley Catholic High School and Trinity College Dublin Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wendell Mayes (July 21 1919 Hayti Missouri - March 28 1992 Santa Monica California) was a Hollywood Screenwriter. Donald Edwin Westlake (born July 12, 1933, in Brooklyn New York) is a prolific American Novelist, with over a hundred books Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Hot Rock ( 1972) is a sly comic caper movie directed by Peter Yates, starring Robert Redford, George Segal, and Moses This article is about the screenwriter/novelist For the mathematician see William Goldman (professor. Donald Edwin Westlake (born July 12, 1933, in Brooklyn New York) is a prolific American Novelist, with over a hundred books Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a 1979 Anime Film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. is a Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Great Muppet Caper is the second of a series of Live-action musical Feature films, starring Jim Henson 's Muppets For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Hudson Hawk is a 1991 Film, directed by Michael Lehmann. Bruce Willis stars in the title role and also co-wrote the story Walter Bruce Willis (March 19 1955 is an American actor and Singer-songwriter. Robert K Kraft (born June 5, 1941 in Brookline Massachusetts) is the Founder, Chairman & CEO of The Kraft Group Steven E de Souza (born 17 November 1947) is an American producer, director and Scriptwriter of Portuguese Daniel Waters ( June 20, 1731 – March 26, 1816) was an officer in the Continental Navy and in the United States Navy. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a 1998 British Crime film directed and written by Guy Ritchie. Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire) is an English Screenwriter and Film director. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Three Kings is a 1999 action - comedy - drama War film written and directed by David O David Owen Russell (born 20 August 1958) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. John Ridley is an American film director actor and writer Ridley got his start as a Stand-up comedian. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Firefly is an American Science fiction Television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Joseph Hill " Joss " Whedon ( born June 23, 1964 in New York City is an Academy Award -nominated and Hugo Award " Serenity " is the original two-hour series pilot for the Firefly science-fiction television series created by Joss " The Train Job " is the second episode of US science-fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon, although " Ariel " is the ninth episode of science-fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon. " Trash " is the eleventh episode of science-fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A heist film is a Film that has an intricate plot woven around a group of people trying to steal somethingDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic