Anthony Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2007) Special Award
James Sallis
ジェームズ・サリス
Jeimuzu Sarisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-12-21 （Helena, Arkansas）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Helena, Arkansas → London → Los Angeles → Phoenix, Arizona
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Crime writer, Translator, Respiratory therapist, Musician, Music teacher, Screenwriter, Periodical editor, Book reviewer
- Active Years
- 1970-2024
- Affiliations
- Otis College of Art and Design, Phoenix College
- Influenced By
- Damon Knight, Michael Moorcock, Michel Butor, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Albert Camus
- Influenced
- Don DeLillo, Thomas Pynchon
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Grand Prix de Littérature policière | The Killer is Dying | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Bouchercon lifetime achievement award | — | — | Bouchercon | 受賞 |
| — | Hammett Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Grand Prix de Littérature policière
2012
Work:
The Killer is Dying
Result:
受賞
Bouchercon lifetime achievement award
Organization:
Bouchercon
Result:
受賞
Hammett Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Hammett Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2011) Winner
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Drive
2005 Crime fictionA man who does stunt driving for movies by day and drives for criminals at night.
NoirLonelinessRevenge
Adaptations
- [Film] Drive / Nicolas Winding Refn (2011)
The Long-Legged Fly
1992 Crime fictionFirst in the Lew Griffin detective series set in New Orleans.
DetectiveCrimeNew Orleans
The Killer Is Dying
2011 Crime fictionStory of a killer.
DeathMurderIdentity
Bibliography
- The Long-Legged Fly (1992), Moth (1993), Black Hornet (1994), Eye of the Cricket (1997), Bluebottle (1999), Ghost of a Flea (2001), Cypress Grove (2003), Cripple Creek (2006), Salt River (2007), Drive (2005), Driven (2012), The Killer Is Dying (2011), Others of My Kind (2013), Willnot (2016), Sarah Jane (2019)
Adaptations
- Drive (2011 film, dir. Nicolas Winding Refn)
- Blue Devils (2022 short film)
Translations by Author
- Saint Glinglin (trans. Raymond Queneau)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Noir styleAvant-gardeGnomic brevity
- Recurring Motifs
- References to Camus' The StrangerSelf-deceptionLies of society
Legacy
American crime writer known for diverse output, particularly noir fiction. Gained wide recognition with the film adaptation of Drive.
In Popular Culture
- Novel Drive adapted into successful 2011 film.
Trivia
- Brother of philosopher John Sallis.
- Quit Phoenix College rather than sign a state-mandated loyalty oath.