Hammett Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2006) Nominee
Jim Nisbet
ジム・ニスベット
Jimu Nisubetto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-01-20 （Schenectady, New York）
- Died
- 2022-09-28 （Sausalito, California） age 75
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Schenectady, New York → San Francisco, California → Sausalito, California
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Poet
- Active Years
- 1980-2022
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | — | Literature | 文学の学位 | — | United States |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Literature
Degree:
文学の学位
Country:
United States
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Gourmet
1981 Crime FictionA crime novel involving gourmet themes.
DarkCerebralHumor
Translations
- French edition by Rivages
Bibliography
- The Gourmet (1981), Lethal Injection (1987), Death Puppet (1989), Ulysses' Dog (1992), The Price of the Ticket (1997), Prelude to a Scream (1997), Dark Companion (2004), The Syracuse Codex (2004), The Octopus on My Head (2007), Windward Passage (2010), A Moment of Doubt (2010), Old & Cold (2012), Snitch World (2013), Poems for a Lady (1997), Gnachos for Bishop Berkeley (1980), Morpho (1983), Small Apt (1992), Across the Tasman Sea (1997), Sonnets (2014), Laminating the Conic Frustum (1991)
Translations of Works
- Published in France (Rivages), Germany, Italy
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Uses conventions of crime fiction and noir for dark, cerebral narrativesLaced with humor and exuberant wordplay
- Recurring Motifs
- SailingParticle physicsMathematicsAncient RomeModern jazzUrban subculture
Legacy
American author known for crime fiction and noir, published 13 novels and 6 poetry books, acclaimed in France, Germany, and Italy.
Trivia
- Settled in San Francisco and ran a studio designing electronics furniture.