Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1974) Winner
Anthony Berkeley Cox
アンソニー・バークレー・コックス
Ansonī Bākurei Kokkusu
Aliases:
Francis Iles / A. Monmouth Platts
Pen Names:
Francis Iles（pen name for crime novels）,
Anthony Berkeley（pen name for detective novels）,
A. Monmouth Platts（pen name for early novel）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1893-07-05 （Watford）
- Died
- 1971-03-09 （St John's Wood） age 77
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Watford → London
Career
- Occupations
- crime writer, journalist
- Active Years
- 1925-1970
- Affiliations
- Detection Club (founder)
- Memberships
- Detection Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill School | — | General | — | 幼少期 | England |
| Sherborne School | — | General | — | 14歳から | England |
| University College, Oxford | — | Unknown | — | 大学時代 | England |
Rose Hill School
General
Period:
幼少期
Country:
England
Banstead, Surrey
Sherborne School
General
Period:
14歳から
Country:
England
University College, Oxford
Unknown
Period:
大学時代
Country:
England
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Before the Fact
1932 crime novelAn inverted mystery told from the murderer's perspective.
murderpsychological insight
Adaptations
- [film] Suspicion / Alfred Hitchcock (1941)
Malice Aforethought
1931 crime novelStory of a doctor plotting to murder his wife.
murdermorality
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
1929 detective novelDetectives solve a poisoning case with multiple solutions.
deductiontruth
Bibliography
- The Layton Court Mystery
- The Wychford Poisoning Case
- Malice Aforethought
- Before the Fact
- The Poisoned Chocolates Case
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- pioneer of inverted mysteriespsychological depth
- Recurring Motifs
- murder plotsdetective reasoning
Health
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gas attack injuries第一次世界大戦中caused long-term health damage
Legacy
Key figure in crime fiction development, founder of Detection Club.
In Popular Culture
- Original author of Hitchcock's Suspicion
Quotes
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It was not until several weeks after he had decided to murder his wife that Doctor Bickleigh took any active steps in the matter.
Source: Malice Aforethought (1931)
Trivia
- Co-founded the Detection Club with Agatha Christie et al.
- Suffered gas attack in WWI affecting health long-term.