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第18回（1989年 第2回開催） Winner
James Crumley
ジェームズ・クラムリー
Jēmusu Kuramrī
別名:
James Arthur Crumley
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1939-10-12 （Three Rivers, Texas）
- 死没
- 2008-09-17 （Missoula, Montana） 68歳
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Unknown
- 居住地歴
- South Texas → Philippines → Missoula, Montana
経歴
- 職業
- Author, Crime fiction writer, Professor, Screenwriter
- 活動期間
- 1969年〜2005年
- 所属
- University of Montana, University of Arkansas, Colorado State University, Reed College, Carnegie-Mellon University, University of Texas at El Paso
- 影響を受けた人物
- Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald, Richard Hugo
- 影響を与えた人物
- Michael Connelly, George Pelecanos, Dennis Lehane, Craig McDonald, Neal Stephenson
- ノミネート
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize Mystery/Thriller finalist (2005, A Right Madness)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | Unknown | — | 約1年 | United States |
| Texas A&M University–Kingsville | — | History | B.A. | フットボール奨学金 | United States |
| University of Iowa | — | Iowa Writers' Workshop | M.F.A. | — | United States |
Georgia Institute of Technology
Unknown
期間:
約1年
国:
United States
Attended on Navy ROTC scholarship for about a year then left
Texas A&M University–Kingsville
History
学位:
B.A.
期間:
フットボール奨学金
卒業年:
1964
国:
United States
Formerly Texas College of Arts and Industries
University of Iowa
Iowa Writers' Workshop
学位:
M.F.A.
卒業年:
1966
国:
United States
Master's in creative writing
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Dashiell Hammett Award | The Mexican Tree Duck | — | North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers | winner |
| 1985 | Falcon Award | The Wrong Case | ハードボイルド小説 | Maltese Falcon Society of Japan | winner |
Dashiell Hammett Award
1994
対象作品:
The Mexican Tree Duck
主催:
North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers
結果:
winner
Falcon Award
1985
対象作品:
The Wrong Case
部門:
ハードボイルド小説
主催:
Maltese Falcon Society of Japan
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
Hammett Prize
1回登壇
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第3回（1993年） Winner
作品
代表作
The Last Good Kiss
1978年 Hardboiled detective crimeInfluential crime novel featuring PI C.W. Sughrue.
AlcoholismPrivate investigatorViolence
The Mexican Tree Duck
1993年 Hardboiled detective crimeSughrue series novel, Dashiell Hammett Award winner.
DetectiveCrimeChaos
One to Count Cadence
1969年 War novelDebut novel set in Philippines and Vietnam.
Vietnam WarViolence
全著作
- One to Count Cadence
- The Wrong Case
- The Last Good Kiss
- Dancing Bear
- Pigeon Shoot
- Whores
- Muddy Fork and Other Things
- The Mexican Tree Duck
- Bordersnakes
- The Putt at the End of the World
- The Final Country
- The Right Madness
作風・主題
- 文体
- HardboiledViolentRough poetryPost-Vietnam chaos
- 頻出モチーフ
- Private eyesAlcoholismGunfire and betrayalAmerican landscapes
健康
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Kidney disease晩年Complications led to death
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Pulmonary disease長年Long-term health issues
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Alcoholism生涯Daily whiskey consumption
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Cocaine use週6日Contributed to health decline
評価・遺産
One of modern crime writing's best practitioners with a cult following. Influenced a generation including Michael Connelly. Never achieved mainstream success but critically acclaimed.
資料所蔵先
- Wittliff Collections, Texas State University (James Crumley Papers)
大衆文化への影響
- Ray Bradbury named a detective 'Crumley' in tribute in his mystery novels.
引用
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When I finally caught up with Abraham Trahearne, he was drinking beer with an alcoholic bulldog named Fireball Roberts in a ramshackle joint just outside Sonoma, California, drinking the heart right out of a fine spring afternoon.
出典: The Last Good Kiss (1978年) -
Son, never trust a man who doesn't drink because he's probably a self-righteous sort...
出典: The Wrong Case (1975年) -
This may not be my final country... my ashes will go back to Montana when I die.
出典: The Final Country (2001年)
豆知識
- Dedicated bar stool in Missoula's Depot bar
- Signed Writers and Editors War Tax Protest against Vietnam War
- Worked as script doctor in Hollywood with many unproduced scripts
- Earned more in France and Japan than US at times