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Martin Cruz Smith

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Martin Cruz Smith

別名: Martin William Smith / Martin Smith
ペンネーム: Ted Irish（Pseudonym used for some early works）, Dr. Emile Korngold（Pen name used mainly for paperback originals）, Sol Roman（Temporarily used pseudonym）, Nick Carter（House name for contributions to the Nick Carter-Killmaster series）, Jake Logan（House name used for Slocum western novels）, Martin Quinn（Temporarily used pseudonym）, Simon Quinn（Pen name used for The Inquisitor series）, Martin Smith（Wrote under his birth name before adding a middle name to distinguish himself）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1942-11-03 （Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.）
死没
2025-07-11 （San Rafael, California, U.S.） 82歳
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
Reading, Pennsylvania (birthplace) → Philadelphia (education, early career) → San Rafael, California (later residence)

経歴

職業
novelist, screenwriter, journalist
活動期間
1970年〜2025年
ノミネート
Canto for a Gypsy — Edgar Award nominee, Nightwing — Edgar Award nominee

学歴

Germantown Academy
期間: 〜1960頃
国: United States
Completed secondary education. Exact graduation year not specified.
University of Pennsylvania
College of Arts and Sciences (Creative Writing) / Creative Writing
学位: Bachelor of Arts
期間: 1960–1964
卒業年: 1964
国: United States
Received a BA in creative writing in 1964.

受賞歴

Gold Dagger
1981
対象作品: Gorky Park
主催: Crime Writers' Association
結果: 受賞
Dashiell Hammett Award
1996
対象作品: Rose
主催: International Association of Crime Writers (North American Branch)
結果: 受賞
Dashiell Hammett Award
1999
対象作品: Havana Bay
主催: International Association of Crime Writers (North American Branch)
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Gorky Park

1981年 Mystery / Crime

A brutal murder in Moscow draws investigator Arkady Renko into a web of corruption and power. Set against the backdrop of the Soviet Union in the early 1980s, the novel blends police procedural with political suspense.

corruptionpower and justiceindividual vs. state
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Gorky Park (film/visual adaptations exist)

Polar Star

1989年 Mystery / Thriller

Arkady Renko confronts a complex case set on a Soviet polar research vessel, where survival, intrigue and political machinations collide.

isolationpolitical conspiracysurvival

Nightwing

1977年 Horror / Mystery

A horror-tinged mystery centered on bats and human obsession; elements were adapted into a feature film.

fearnature vs. humanityobsession
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Nightwing (film) (1979)

Independence Square

2023年 Political suspense / Mystery

A later Arkady Renko novel dealing with post-Soviet political turmoil as Renko faces new conspiracies.

post-Soviet societypolitical corruptionjustice

Hotel Ukraine

2025年 Mystery / Political suspense

The 2025 Arkady Renko novel set against the backdrop of events in Ukraine, exploring international tensions and personal conflicts.

international conflictpower strugglesethics

The Indians Won

1970年 Science fiction / Native American speculative fiction

An early piece of Native American speculative fiction incorporating Indigenous perspectives; considered notable in the genre's development.

Indigenous perspectivedecolonial themesspeculative futures

全著作

  • Gypsy in Amber
  • Canto for a Gypsy
  • The Indians Won
  • The Analog Bullet
  • Nightwing
  • Gorky Park
  • Polar Star
  • Red Square
  • Havana Bay
  • Wolves Eat Dogs
  • Stalin's Ghost
  • Three Stations
  • Tatiana
  • The Siberian Dilemma
  • Independence Square
  • Hotel Ukraine
  • Rose
  • December 6 (also published as Tokyo Station)
  • The Girl from Venice

翻案

  • Nightwing (1979 film adaptation)

作風・主題

文体
Detailed, realist descriptive styleNarrative that integrates political and social backgrounds
頻出モチーフ
corruption and justiceindividual versus stateblurred boundaries (national, ethical)

健康

  • Parkinson's disease
    1995–2025
    Diagnosed in 1995 but kept it private for many years while continuing to write. The disease progressed in later years and he died in 2025.

評価・遺産

Renowned for international and politically informed suspense novels, particularly the Arkady Renko series, which rendered the complexities of the Soviet and post-Soviet world. Recipient of multiple international awards and widely translated.

関連学会

  • International Association of Crime Writers (North American Branch) related organisations

引用

  • I want to be judged for my writing rather than my disease.
    出典: 2013 interview (2013年)

豆知識

  • Wrote under many pseudonyms (e.g. Martin Smith, Simon Quinn, Jake Logan).
  • Added the middle name 'Cruz' from his paternal grandmother's surname.
  • Reportedly of Pueblo, Yaqui and Spanish ancestry.