Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
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Kent Anderson
ケント・アンダーソン
Kent Anderson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-08-20 （North Carolina）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- North Carolina → Portland, Oregon → Missoula, Montana → Oakland, California → El Paso, Texas → Los Angeles, California → Boise, Idaho → Santa Fe, New Mexico → Medanales, New Mexico
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, police officer, university professor, soldier, merchant seaman
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Affiliations
- Portland Police Bureau, Oakland Police Department, University of Texas at El Paso, University of California, Los Angeles, Boise State University
- Nominations
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist (2018, Green Sun)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | — | English Department | BA | 1960年代後半-1970年代初頭 | United States |
| University of Montana | College of Arts and Sciences | Fiction Writing | MFA | 1976-1978 | United States |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
English Department
Degree:
BA
Period:
1960年代後半-1970年代初頭
Country:
United States
Completed after return from Vietnam
University of Montana
College of Arts and Sciences
/ Fiction Writing
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1976-1978
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United States
On leave from police
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NEA creative writing fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1987 | NEA creative writing fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Prix Calibre 38 | Night Dogs | 最優秀小説 | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Grand Prix du Roman noir étranger de Beaune | Green Sun | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière | Green Sun | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
NEA creative writing fellowship
1976
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
NEA creative writing fellowship
1987
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Prix Calibre 38
1998
Work:
Night Dogs
Category:
最優秀小説
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Grand Prix du Roman noir étranger de Beaune
2019
Work:
Green Sun
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
2019
Work:
Green Sun
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sympathy for the Devil
1987 War novelAutobiographical novel about Green Beret soldier Hanson during the Vietnam War.
Vietnam Warsoldier's traumareality of war
Night Dogs
1996 Crime novelStory of Hanson as a police officer in Portland based on author's experience.
police lifeurban darknessviolence
Liquor, Guns & Ammo
1998 Non-fictionCollection of autobiographical non-fiction.
autobiographypolice experience
Green Sun
2018 Crime novelStory of Hanson as a police officer in Oakland.
police routineracial issuesviolence
Bibliography
- Sympathy for the Devil (1987)
- Night Dogs (1996)
- Liquor, Guns & Ammo (1998)
- Green Sun (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismhard-boileddetailed description
- Recurring Motifs
- protagonist Hansonwar and police experienceviolence and trauma
Legacy
Known for hard-boiled novels based on Vietnam War and police experience, highly acclaimed especially in French crime literature awards.
Trivia
- The same protagonist Hanson appears in all three novels.
- Guest of Honor at Festival International du Roman Noir de Frontignan in 2019.
- Currently working on a memoir about wild horses in Idaho, living on a horse ranch in New Mexico.