The Siege of Trencher's Farm The Siege of Trencher's Farm The Siege of Trencher's Farm (1969) is a psychological horror/thriller novel by Scottish author Gordon Williams. It was first published by Secker & Warburg, and is better known for the 1971 film adaptation "Straw Dogs" (starring Dustin Hoffman) by Sam Peckinpah. A remake of that film (Straw Dogs (2011 film)) under the same name was made to less favourable reviews, both films bearing little resemblance to the novel. "The Siege of Trencher's Farm" was republished by Titan Books as in 2011 as "Straw Dogs", to coincide with the release of the remake. George Magruder, an
Robert O'Connor (author) Robert O'Connor (author) Robert O'Connor (born 1959) is an American novelist, hailed as one of the most promising young American novelists and the author of a novel, "Buffalo Soldiers", the basis for the 2001 movie of the same name. O'Connor received a B.A. in English/Writing Arts from the State University of New York at Oswego, and an M.A. in English from Syracuse University. He currently teaches Advanced Fiction and Intermediate Screenwriting at SUNY Oswego. He is the author of a novel, 1993's "Buffalo Soldiers", which was adapted into the film of the same name. The literary magazine "Granta" called him