Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (2013) Winner
Dror Mishani
ドロル・ミシャニ
Dror Mishani
Pen Names:
D.A. Mishani（Pen name used for English publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-06-23 （Holon）
- Nationality
- Israel
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Residence History
- Holon, Israel (birthplace) → Tel Aviv, Israel
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Translator, Literary scholar
- Active Years
- 2011-
- Nominations
- CWA International Dagger shortlist (2013), Sapir Prize shortlist (2013)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | — | Literature | 博士課程（修了不明） | — | Israel |
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Literature
Degree:
博士課程（修了不明）
Country:
Israel
Specializing in the history of detective fiction
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Martin Beck Award | The Missing File | 最優秀翻訳犯罪小説 | Swedish Crime Academy | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Bernstein Prize | A Possibility of Violence | 最優秀ヘブライ語小説 | — | 受賞 |
Martin Beck Award
2013
Work:
The Missing File
Category:
最優秀翻訳犯罪小説
Organization:
Swedish Crime Academy
Result:
受賞
Bernstein Prize
2013
Work:
A Possibility of Violence
Category:
最優秀ヘブライ語小説
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Missing File
2011 Crime fictionFirst in the Avraham Avraham series, about a missing boy investigation.
Missing personsDetective workIsraeli society
Adaptations
- [Film] Black Tide / Erick Zonca (2018)
Translations
- Translated into over 15 languages
Bibliography
- Tik Ne'edar (2011; The Missing File)
- Efsharut shel Alimut (2013; A Possibility of Violence)
- Haish sheratza ladaat hakol (2015; The Man Who Wanted to Know Everything)
- Shalosh (2018; Three)
- Emuna (2021; Conviction)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Police procedural in crime fictionRealistic portrayal of Israeli suburbs
- Recurring Motifs
- Israeli suburbsTrustful detectives
Legacy
Pioneer of Israeli crime fiction, widely translated internationally.
Trivia
- Wife originally from Poland. Lives with wife and two children.
- Planned to finish PhD in Cambridge but wrote novels instead.