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James Dover Grant

ジェームズ・ドーバー・グラント

Jēmuzu Dōbā Guranto

別名: Lee Child
ペンネーム: Lee ChildPen name for novels

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1954-10-29 (Coventry)
国籍
United Kingdom
言語
English
居住地歴
Coventry, England → Handsworth Wood, Birmingham → Manchester, England → New York state, United States

経歴

職業
Author, Television producer, Presentation director
活動期間
1977年〜2024年
所属
Granada Television, Mystery Writers of America
所属団体
Mystery Writers of America (former president)
影響を受けた人物
John D. MacDonald, Alistair MacLean, Robert B. Parker
影響を与えた人物
Andrew Child

学歴

King Edward's School, Birmingham
General
期間: 1965-1974
卒業年: 1974
国: England
Secondary school
University of Sheffield
Faculty of Law / Law Department
学位: LLB
期間: 1974-1977
卒業年: 1977
国: England
Bachelor of Laws

受賞歴

Anthony Award
1998
対象作品: Killing Floor
部門: Best First Novel
主催: Bouchercon
結果: Winner
Barry Award
1998
対象作品: Killing Floor
部門: Best First Novel
結果: Winner
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
2019
主催: British Monarchy
結果: Honor
Cartier Diamond Dagger
2013
部門: Lifetime Achievement
主催: Crime Writers' Association
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Killing Floor

1997年 Thriller

First Jack Reacher novel. Follows former military policeman Jack Reacher wandering the US.

RevengeJustice

Die Trying

1998年 Thriller

Reacher teams with an FBI agent in a kidnapping plot.

HeroismSurvival

Tripwire

1999年 Thriller

Reacher confronts a past enemy.

PastConfrontation

全著作

  • Jack Reacher series (30+ novels)
  • No Middle Name (short stories)
  • The Hero (non-fiction)

翻案

  • Jack Reacher (film)
  • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (film)
  • Reacher (TV series)

作風・主題

文体
HardboiledCommercialConcise prose
頻出モチーフ
RevengeVigilante justiceDrifter

評価・遺産

British thriller author best known for the Jack Reacher series, with millions of copies sold and film/TV adaptations.

大衆文化への影響

  • Amazon Prime series Reacher

豆知識

  • Pen name 'Lee Child' from mispronunciation of Renault Le Car.
  • 'Reacher' named after reaching high shelves in supermarket.
  • Brother Andrew Grant writes as Andrew Child.