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Edition 1 (1984) Winner
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Edition 3 (1986) Winner
Eric Wright
エリック・ライト
Erikku Raito
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-05-04 （Kennington, London, England）
- Died
- 2015-10-09 （Canada） age 86
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lambeth, London → Canada (immigrated 1951) → Toronto, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer
- Active Years
- 1984-2015
- Affiliations
- Ryerson Polytechnic University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)
- Nominations
- Edgar Award nomination (The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Manitoba | — | English | BA | 1950年代 | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | English | MA | 1960年代初頭 | Canada |
University of Manitoba
English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1950年代
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
Canada
BA obtained
University of Toronto
English
Degree:
MA
Period:
1960年代初頭
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
Canada
MA obtained
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Arthur Ellis Award | The Night the Gods Smiled | 最優秀犯罪小説 | Crime Writers of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1984 | John Creasey Award | The Night the Gods Smiled | 新人賞 | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Toronto Book Award | The Night the Gods Smiled | — | City of Toronto | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Arthur Ellis Award | Smoke Detector | 最優秀犯罪小説 | Crime Writers of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Arthur Ellis Award | Death in the Old Country | 最優秀犯罪小説 | Crime Writers of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Derrick Murdoch Award | — | 生涯功労賞 | Crime Writers of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Grand Master Award | — | — | Crime Writers of Canada | 受賞（死後） |
Arthur Ellis Award
1984
Work:
The Night the Gods Smiled
Category:
最優秀犯罪小説
Organization:
Crime Writers of Canada
Result:
受賞
John Creasey Award
1984
Work:
The Night the Gods Smiled
Category:
新人賞
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
Toronto Book Award
1984
Work:
The Night the Gods Smiled
Organization:
City of Toronto
Result:
受賞
Arthur Ellis Award
1984
Work:
Smoke Detector
Category:
最優秀犯罪小説
Organization:
Crime Writers of Canada
Result:
受賞
Arthur Ellis Award
1985
Work:
Death in the Old Country
Category:
最優秀犯罪小説
Organization:
Crime Writers of Canada
Result:
受賞
Derrick Murdoch Award
1998
Category:
生涯功労賞
Organization:
Crime Writers of Canada
Result:
受賞
Grand Master Award
2016
Organization:
Crime Writers of Canada
Result:
受賞（死後）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Night the Gods Smiled
1984 MysteryFirst Charlie Salter mystery, a police procedural featuring Toronto police inspector.
Police proceduralCrime investigation
Smoke Detector
1984 MysteryCharlie Salter series.
Police procedural
The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn
2000 MysteryJoe Barley mystery.
KidnappingCrime
Bibliography
- The Night the Gods Smiled (1984)
- Smoke Detector (1984)
- Death in the Old Country (1985)
- The Man Who Changed His Name / A Single Death (1986)
- A Body Surrounded by Water (1987)
- A Question of Murder (1988)
- A Sensitive Case (1990)
- Final Cut (1991)
- A Fine Italian Hand (1991)
- Death by Degrees (1993)
- The Last Hand (2001)
- My Brother's Keeper (2001, with Howard Engel)
- Death of a Sunday Writer (1996)
- Death on the Rocks (1999)
- Buried in Stone (1996)
- Death of A Hired Man (2001)
- The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn (2000)
- The Hemingway Caper (2003)
- A Likely Story (2010)
- Always Give a Penny to a Blind Man (1999, memoir)
- Moodie's Tale (1994)
- Finding Home (2007)
- The Land Mine
- A Killing Climate (2003, short stories)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lucid and agreeably laconic stylePolice procedural
- Recurring Motifs
- Police investigationsCanadian societyRise from poverty
Health
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Kidney cancer晩年Died at age 86
Legacy
Renowned Canadian mystery writer, best known for Charlie Salter series. Won multiple Arthur Ellis Awards and built international reputation.
Trivia
- Born into a large poor family of ten children.
- Immigrated to Canada in 1951.