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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

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 Fiction

A 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.