Sara Paretsky
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Author Sara Paretsky was born in Ames, Iowa on June 8, 1947. She received a degree in political science from the University of Kansas and ultimately completed a Ph.D. in history at the University of Chicago; her dissertation was entitled "The Breakdown of Moral Philosophy in New England Before the mehr anzeigen Civil War." She also earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. She married a professor of physics (University of Chicago). The protagonist of all but two of Paretsky's novels is V.I. Warshawski, a female private investigator. V. I. Warshawsky shows a female detective succeeding a traditionally male role. Paretsky has won numerous awards for her work including the Silver Dagger Award for Toxic Shock, the Gold Dagger award for Blacklist, and the Diamond Dagger for Lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers Association. Her title Brush Back made the New York Times Best Seller List in 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Werke von Sara Paretsky
Words, Works, and Ways of Knowing: The Breakdown of Moral Philosophy in New England before the Civil War (2016) 7 Exemplare
Great Mystery Series: Top Female Sleuths by 8 of the Best Women Mystery Writers (1991) — Mitwirkender — 6 Exemplare
Sara Paretsky Collection: Bitter Medicine / Total Recall / Blacklist [Abridged Audiobook] (2005) 3 Exemplare
Freud at Thirty Paces [short story] 3 Exemplare
The Sara Paretsky Value Collection: Indemnity Only, Blood Shot, Burn Marks [abridged audiobook] (2000) 2 Exemplare
Sara Paretsky CD Collection: Total Recall / Blacklist / Fire Sale [Abridged Audiobook] (2009) 2 Exemplare
Les larmes d'Andromaque 2 Exemplare
V.I. Warshawski: A BBC Radio Collection: Indemnity Only, Deadlock, Killing Orders & Bitter Medicine (2021) 1 Exemplar
Deadly Allies - Strung Out 1 Exemplar
Guardian Angel / Total Recall / Fire Sale 1 Exemplar
Silver Lies 1 Exemplar
Tödliche Therapie · Eine für alle: Zwei Vic Warshawski Kriminalromane in einem Band (2002) 1 Exemplar
Hard Time / Total Recall / Blacklist 1 Exemplar
Sara Paretsky - V. I. Warshawski Series: Books 10-12: Total Recall, Blacklist, Fire Sale (2016) 1 Exemplar
Sara Paretsky Three Complete Novels 1 Exemplar
The Takamoku Joseki 1 Exemplar
The Sara Paretsky Collection 1 Exemplar
Moord uit liefde 1 Exemplar
Zugehörige Werke
Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe. 12 neu Philip-Marlowe-Stories von den besten Spannungsautoren der Welt. (1988) — Mitwirkender — 196 Exemplare
The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For (2015) — Mitwirkender — 123 Exemplare
Great Stories of Crime and Detection, Volumes I-IV: Beginnings to the Present (2002) — Mitwirkender — 86 Exemplare
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Presents Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense (2006) — Mitwirkender — 68 Exemplare
The New Mystery: The International Association of Crime Writers' Essential Crime Writing of the Late 20th Century (1993) — Mitwirkender — 60 Exemplare
Deadly Allies: Private Eye Writers of America/Sisters in Crime Collaborative Anthology (1992) — Mitwirkender — 43 Exemplare
Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail! Stories of Crime, Love, and Rebellion (2011) — Mitwirkender — 32 Exemplare
Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury (Urban Domestic Architecture Series) (2004) — Vorwort — 32 Exemplare
From Sea to Stormy Sea: 17 Stories Inspired by Great American Paintings (2019) — Mitwirkender — 27 Exemplare
Mean Streets: The Second Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1986) — Mitwirkender — 23 Exemplare
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: First Annual Edition (1992) — Mitwirkender — 16 Exemplare
The Eyes Have It: The First Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1984) — Mitwirkender — 15 Exemplare
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Second Annual Edition (1993) — Mitwirkender — 12 Exemplare
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Fifth Annual Edition (1996) — Mitwirkender — 7 Exemplare
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Sixth Annual Edition (1997) — Mitwirkender — 5 Exemplare
Great Mysteries Great Writers: Lucky Day / Trapped / Pastime / Snagged / Dealer's Choice (1994) — Mitwirkender — 3 Exemplare
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Wissenswertes
- Geburtstag
- 1947-06-08
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Ames, Iowa, USA
- Wohnorte
- Ames, Iowa, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA - Ausbildung
- University of Chicago (MBA ∙ PhD)
University of Kansas (BA - Politikwissenschaft) - Berufe
- novelist
crime novelist - Organisationen
- Sisters in Crime (founder)
- Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Cartier Diamond Dagger 2002
- Agent
- Dominick Abel
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Edgar Award (1)
Sense of place (1)
Chicago Books (3)
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I like the Chicago backdrop, I like the quick and easy short stories. It's just that the early ones from the end of the 70ies are brutal - living was rough back then. "ho remembers phonebooks fondly? No one. I don't either.