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Michael Joseph Connelly

マイケル・コンネリー

Michael Connelly

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1956-07-21 （Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.）
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
Fort Lauderdale, Florida → Los Angeles, California → Tampa Bay, Florida

経歴

職業
Novelist, Journalist
活動期間
1980年〜
所属
Mystery Writers of America, Crime Writers' Association
所属団体
Mystery Writers of America
影響を受けた人物
Raymond Chandler, Elmore Leonard

学歴

St. Thomas Aquinas High School
期間: 1970s
卒業年: 1974
国: United States
Graduated high school in Fort Lauderdale
University of Florida
College of Journalism and Communications / Journalism (minor in creative writing)
期間: 1976–1980
卒業年: 1980
国: United States
Originally enrolled in building construction; switched to journalism inspired by The Long Goodbye

受賞歴

Edgar Award for Best First Novel
1992
対象作品: The Black Echo
主催: Mystery Writers of America
結果: 受賞
RBA Prize for Crime Writing
2012
対象作品: The Black Box
主催: RBA (Spain)
結果: 受賞（賞金付き）
Cartier Diamond Dagger
2018
主催: Crime Writers' Association
結果: 受賞（功労賞）

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Black Echo

1992年 Crime fiction / Detective fiction

First appearance of Harry Bosch; a Vietnam vet and LAPD detective investigates a murder that reveals deeper criminal networks.

JusticeEffects of warLos Angeles urban life

Blood Work

1997年 Crime fiction / Thriller

Former FBI profiler Terry McCaleb, with a transplanted heart, investigates the murder connected to his donor. Adapted into a film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.

Survivor's guiltRedemptionPersonal loss
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Blood Work (film) / Clint Eastwood (2002)

The Lincoln Lawyer

2005年 Legal thriller / Crime fiction

Legal thriller featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller, who works from his Lincoln car and takes on a dangerous client.

Justice systemMoral ambiguityFamily
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Lincoln Lawyer (film) / Brad Furman (2011)
  • [TV series] The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series) (2022)

The Black Box

2012年 Crime fiction

A Harry Bosch investigation intertwining a major social incident with personal drama.

Memory and evidenceInstitutional failure

Bosch (series)

1992年 Series (Detective fiction)

Long-running series centered on Harry Bosch, set in Los Angeles, blending crime plots with personal history.

Los AngelesPolice cultureShadows of the past
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV series] Bosch (TV series) / Eric Overmyer（開発） (2014)
  • [TV spin-off] Bosch: Legacy (2022)

全著作

  • The Black Echo (1992)
  • The Black Ice (1993)
  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)
  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)
  • Blood Work (1997)
  • The Black Box (2012)

翻案

  • Blood Work (film, 2002) - directed by and starring Clint Eastwood
  • The Lincoln Lawyer (film, 2011) and TV series (2022–)
  • Bosch TV series (2014–2021) and spin-off Bosch: Legacy (2022–)
  • Television adaptation of short story 'Avalon' (with David E. Kelley, 2022)

作風・主題

文体
Tight, plot-driven proseProcedural, on-the-ground descriptionsFrequent references to jazz and film
頻出モチーフ
Justice and revengeThe city of Los AngelesEffects of war (Vietnam vets)Family and father-daughter relationshipsJazz music

評価・遺産

Michael Connelly is one of contemporary America's leading crime writers. Through the Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller series he has earned wide readership and critical acclaim; his many awards and screen adaptations have made a significant impact on popular culture and crime fiction.

関連学会

  • Mystery Writers of America

大衆文化への影響

  • Presence of Bosch in popular culture through the Bosch TV series (Amazon)
  • Increased recognition from The Lincoln Lawyer film and TV adaptations

引用

  • "If you take their money, it's their turn to tell the story."
    出典: Interview (regarding film adaptations) (2002年)

豆知識

  • Author of 38 novels and one work of non-fiction (as of source snapshot).
  • Over 74 million copies sold worldwide and translated into 40 languages (as of source snapshot).
  • Served as President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004.
  • Won the 1992 Edgar Award for Best First Novel for The Black Echo.