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Herbert Lieberman

ハーバート・リーバーマン

Hābāto Rībāman

Aliases: Herbert Henry Lieberman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-09-22 (New Rochelle, New York)
Died
2023-05-30 (New Rochelle, New York) age 89
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
New Rochelle, New York → California

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Playwright
Active Years
1967-2003
Affiliations
Reader's Digest Book Club

Education

City College of New York
Degree: AB
Country: United States
Columbia University
Degree: AM
Country: United States

Awards

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière International Prize
1977
Work: City of the Dead
Result: 受賞
Charles E. Sergel Drama Award
Work: Matty, the Moron, and Madonna
Organization: University of Chicago
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

City of the Dead

1976 Mystery

A story set in a city morgue.

DeathCrime

Bibliography

  • The Adventures of Dolphin Green (1967)
  • Crawlspace (1971)
  • The Eighth Square (1973)
  • Brilliant Kids (1975)
  • City of the Dead (1976)
  • The Climate of Hell (1978)
  • Night Call from a Distant Time Zone (1982)
  • Nightbloom (1984)
  • The Green Train (1986)
  • Shadow Dancers (1989)
  • Sandman, Sleep (1993)
  • The Girl with the Botticelli Eyes (1996)
  • The Concierge (1998)
  • The Vagabond of Holmby Park (2003)

Adaptations

  • Crawlspace (TV movie)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Horror-infused mystery
Recurring Motifs
NightmaresTerror

Legacy

American mystery novelist known for horror works based on nightmares, winner of Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.

Trivia

  • Mother fled Romania on Lusitania.
  • Worked at soda pop shop as teen.
  • Lived with wife and dachshund Henry in later years.