Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing
2 appearances
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Edition 24 (2014) Nominee
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Edition 27 (2017) Winner
Charles Finch
チャールズ・フィンチ
Chāruzu Finchi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1980-01-01 （New York City）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Literary critic
- Active Years
- 2007-2024
- Affiliations
- Ragdale curatorial board, National Book Critics Circle board
- Memberships
- National Book Critics Circle
- Nominations
- Agatha Award for Best New Mystery 2007, Nero Award 2009
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Academy | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | English and History | BA | — | United States |
| Merton College, Oxford | — | Renaissance English Literature | Master's | — | United Kingdom |
Phillips Academy
Country:
United States
Yale University
English and History
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Merton College, Oxford
Renaissance English Literature
Degree:
Master's
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing | — | — | National Book Critics Circle | Winner |
| 2014 | Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing | — | — | National Book Critics Circle | Finalist |
Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing
2017
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
Winner
Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing
2014
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
Finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Beautiful Blue Death
2007 Mystery novelIntroduces gentleman sleuth Charles Lenox in Victorian England.
DetectionVictorian era
Translations
- German: Bella Indigo
- Russian: Прекрасная голубая смерть
The Fleet Street Murders
2009 Mystery novelPart of the Charles Lenox series.
MurderFleet Street
The Last Enchantments
2014 Literary fictionContemporary novel about life in Oxford.
YouthEngland
Bibliography
- A Beautiful Blue Death
- The September Society
- The Fleet Street Murders
- A Stranger in Mayfair
- A Burial at Sea
- A Death in the Small Hours
- An Old Betrayal
- The Laws of Murder
- Home by Nightfall
- The Inheritance
- The Woman in the Water
- The Vanishing Man
- The Last Passenger
- An Extravagant Death
- The Last Enchantments
- What Just Happened?
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed historical settingsIntricate plotting
- Recurring Motifs
- Victorian societyDetective's personal life
Legacy
Known for the Charles Lenox mystery series and as a literary critic.
Trivia
- Grandson of artist Anne Truitt.
- Son of art critic Charlie Finch.