Hammett Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2005) Winner
Joseph Kanon
ジョセフ・カノン
Joseph Kanon
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946 （Pennsylvania, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States, American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Pennsylvania → New York City, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Editor in chief, CEO, President
- Active Years
- 1995-2024
- Affiliations
- Houghton Mifflin, E. P. Dutton
- Influenced By
- Graham Greene, John le Carré
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Trinity College, Cambridge | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Harvard University
Country:
United States
Published first stories in The Atlantic Monthly as undergraduate
Trinity College, Cambridge
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Edgar Award | Los Alamos | Best First Novel | Mystery Writers of America | Winner |
Edgar Award
1998
Work:
Los Alamos
Category:
Best First Novel
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Los Alamos
1997 Spy novelA thriller set in Los Alamos just after World War II.
SpiesHistorical backgroundMurder mystery
The Good German
2001 Spy novelSet in post-war Germany; adapted into a film.
Post-war GermanySpiesMorality
Adaptations
- [Film] The Good German / Steven Soderbergh (2006)
Bibliography
- Los Alamos (1997)
- The Prodigal Spy (1998)
- The Good German (2001)
- Alibi (2005)
- Stardust (2009)
- Istanbul Passage (2012)
- Leaving Berlin (2014)
- Defectors (2017)
- The Accomplice (2019)
- The Berlin Exchange (2022)
- Shanghai (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Thrillers based on historical factsTaut plotting
- Recurring Motifs
- Post-World War IIEspionageEarly Cold War
Legacy
American spy novelist who won the Edgar Award, compared to Graham Greene and John le Carré.