George P. Pelecanos
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George P. Pelecanos was born in Washington, D.C. on February 18, 1957. Before becoming an author, he worked as a line cook, dishwasher, bartender, and woman's shoe salesman. His first novel, A Firing Offense, was published in 1992. His other books include Nick's Trip, Shoedog, King Suckerman, Right mehr anzeigen as Rain, Hard Revolution, Drama City, The Night Gardener, and What It Was. He has received numerous awards including the Raymond Chandler award in Italy, the Falcon award in Japan, and the Grand Prix Du Roman Noir in France. Hell to Pay and Soul Circus were awarded the 2003 and 2004 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. He has served as producer on the feature films Caught (1996), Whatever (1998) and BlackMale (1999). He was a producer, writer, and story editor for the HBO series, The Wire, which won the Peabody Award and the AFI Award. He was also a writer and co-producer on the HBO World War II miniseries The Pacific and an executive producer and writer on the HBO series Treme. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
Bildnachweis: Credit: David Shankbone, Brooklyn Book Festival, Sept. 2008
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When You're Hungry [short story] 1 Exemplar
A Marriage Made at Woodstock 1 Exemplar
(Derek Strange & Terry Quinn 02) Ojo por ojo 1 Exemplar
Una dolce eternità (D.C. Quartet, #3) 1 Exemplar
Non temerò alcun male 1 Exemplar
Right as Rain/Hell to Pay 1 Exemplar
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The Highway Kind: Tales of Fast Cars, Desperate Drivers, and Dark Roads (2016) — Mitwirkender — 53 Exemplare
Unusual Suspects: A New Anthology of Crime Stories from Black Lizard (1996) — Mitwirkender — 39 Exemplare
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Pelecanos, George P.
- Geburtstag
- 1957-02-18
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Wohnorte
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
- Ausbildung
- University of Maryland (BA)
- Berufe
- author
movie producer
line cook
dishwasher
bartender
woman's shoe salesman (Zeige alle 7)
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- Raymond Chandler award (Italy)
Falcon award (Japan)
Grand Prix Du Roman Noir (France)
Los Angeles Times Book Prize ([2003, 2004)
Emmy nominee - Agent
- Sloan Harris (ICM)
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Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go (A Five… von George P. Pelecanos
The third helping of Nick Stefanos that Pelecanos offers up is his best yet and truly shows his early growth as an author. The three books together form a foundational trilogy that any fan of detective fiction should seek out.
Humor, music, alcolholism, murder... it's a fast-paced combination of all that.
Nick Stefanos knows bartending, cars, guns, music... I don't really need or like all those music references, it feels meh.
It's fun otherwise, if I happen to find a few more of the series for cheap, I'd take them.
Nick Stefanos knows bartending, cars, guns, music... I don't really need or like all those music references, it feels meh.
It's fun otherwise, if I happen to find a few more of the series for cheap, I'd take them.
Novellas set in the Washington DC area. Not Pelecanos' usual crime fare. Instead he delves into stories about families and coming-of-age. These are well-crafted stories that mix local color with believable characters, interesting plots and plenty of historical context. I liked how he followed his protagonists forward in time at the end. Totally engaging.
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