Hammett Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 14 (2004) Nominee
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Edition 18 (2008) Nominee
Colin Harrison
コリン・ハリソン
Korin Harison
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-01-01 （New York City）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn since 1987 → North Fork of Long Island
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Editor
- Active Years
- 1989-
- Affiliations
- Harper's Magazine, Scribner
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westtown School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Haverford College | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of Iowa | — | Writers' Workshop | MFA | アメリカ研究博士課程1年在籍 | United States |
Westtown School
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United States
Coeducational Quaker boarding school where his father, Earl Harrison Jr., was headmaster
Haverford College
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United States
University of Iowa
Writers' Workshop
Degree:
MFA
Period:
アメリカ研究博士課程1年在籍
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United States
Writers' Workshop (MFA, 1986), studied one year in American Studies doctoral program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize | The Finder | — | Los Angeles Times | finalist |
| 2009 | Dashiell Hammett Award | The Finder | — | — | finalist |
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2009
Work:
The Finder
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
finalist
Dashiell Hammett Award
2009
Work:
The Finder
Result:
finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Break and Enter
1990 Crime SuspenseAtmospheric novel of violence, sex, and suspense exploring the underside of city life
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Bodies Electric
1993 Crime SuspenseAtmospheric novel of violence, sex, and suspense exploring the underside of city life
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Manhattan Nocturne
1996 Crime SuspenseAtmospheric novel of violence, sex, and suspense exploring the underside of city life
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Adaptations
- [Film] Manhattan Night / Brian DeCubellis (2016)
Afterburn
2000 Crime SuspenseAtmospheric novel of violence, sex, and suspense exploring the underside of city life
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The Havana Room
2004 Crime SuspenseAtmospheric novel of violence, sex, and suspense exploring the underside of city life
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The Finder
2008 Crime SuspenseAtmospheric novel of violence, sex, and suspense exploring the underside of city life
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Risk
2009 Crime SuspenseAtmospheric novel of violence, sex, and suspense exploring the underside of city life
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You Belong to Me
2017 Crime SuspenseAtmospheric novel of violence, sex, and suspense exploring the underside of city life
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Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- atmosphericnovels of violence, sex, and suspenseexploring the underside of city life
- Recurring Motifs
- money and power in ManhattanBrooklyn boroughsunderside of New York city life
Legacy
American novelist known for atmospheric suspense novels exploring violence, sex, and the dark side of New York City life. Prominent editor at Harper's Magazine and Scribner.
In Popular Culture
- Manhattan Nocturne adapted into film Manhattan Night (2016)
Trivia
- Maintains a private pear orchard for twenty-five years on North Fork of Long Island
- Father Earl Harrison Jr. was headmaster of Westtown School
- Served as editor-in-chief of Scribner from 2013 to 2025