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Tony Hillerman (1925–2008)

Autore di Ladri del tempo

90+ opere 40,890 membri 707 recensioni 126 preferito

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Tony Hillerman was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma on May 27, 1925. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army and was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart after being severely injured during a raid behind German lines. He received a bachelor's degree from the University mostra altro of Oklahoma in 1948. From 1948 to 1962, he covered crime and politics for newspapers in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, eventually working his way up to the position of editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican. He taught at the University of Mexico and went on to chair the journalism department for more than 20 years. He retired in 1985. His first novel, The Blessing Way, was published in 1971. During his lifetime, he wrote 29 books, including the popular 18-book mystery series featuring Navajo police officers Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn, two non-series novels, two children's books, and nonfiction works. He received numerous awards during his lifetime including the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Mystery Novel for Dance Hall of the Dead in 1974, the Western Writers of America's Golden Spur Award for Skinwalkers in 1987, the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award in 1991, the Navajo tribe's Special Friend Award, France 's Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, the 2002 Malice Domestic Lifetime Achievement Award, the Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction Book for Seldom Disappointed, and the Wister Award for Lifetime achievement in 2008. He died from pulmonary failure on October 26, 2008 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Cynthia Farah Haines

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Opere di Tony Hillerman

Ladri del tempo (1988) 2,500 copie, 46 recensioni
Il canto del nemico (1970) 2,246 copie, 69 recensioni
La fame del coyote (1990) 2,147 copie, 20 recensioni
L'ultima danza del sacro giullare (1993) 2,084 copie, 24 recensioni
La maschera del Dio parlante (1989) 2,039 copie, 23 recensioni
Skinwalkers (1986) 2,029 copie, 38 recensioni
Dance Hall of the Dead (1973) 2,011 copie, 57 recensioni
The Fallen Man (1996) 1,947 copie, 31 recensioni
The Shape Shifter (2006) 1,894 copie, 49 recensioni
Skeleton Man (2004) 1,885 copie, 31 recensioni
Morte nel canyon (1999) 1,877 copie, 28 recensioni
The Sinister Pig (2003) 1,875 copie, 42 recensioni
Notte di Halloween (2002) 1,871 copie, 19 recensioni
Il mistero della riserva indiana (1998) 1,863 copie, 25 recensioni
Listening Woman (1978) 1,796 copie, 35 recensioni
Il vento oscuro (1982) 1,685 copie, 33 recensioni
People of Darkness (1980) 1,656 copie, 35 recensioni
The Ghostway (1984) 1,480 copie, 24 recensioni
Finding Moon (1995) 1,210 copie, 10 recensioni
The Fly on the Wall (1971) 1,001 copie, 18 recensioni
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (2000) — A cura di; Introduzione — 458 copie, 7 recensioni
Seldom Disappointed (2001) 324 copie, 3 recensioni
The Mysterious West (1994) — A cura di — 237 copie, 4 recensioni
The Boy Who Made Dragonfly: A Zuni Myth (1972) 187 copie, 1 recensione
The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories (1996) — A cura di; Collaboratore — 179 copie, 1 recensione
Talking Mysteries (1991) 125 copie, 2 recensioni
The Spell of New Mexico (1976) — A cura di — 110 copie
A New Omnibus of Crime (2005) — A cura di; Collaboratore — 97 copie, 2 recensioni
Leaphorn and Chee: Skinwalkers / A Thief of Time / Talking God (1992) — Autore — 76 copie, 2 recensioni
The weavers way: Navajo profiles (2003) — Tribute — 17 copie
Coyote Waits [Abridged] (1990) 14 copie
Chee's Witch (2002) 12 copie, 1 recensione
Hunting Badger [abridged audio] (1999) 9 copie, 1 recensione
Canyon de Chelly (1998) 4 copie
The Fly on the Wall (1990) 3 copie
The Blessing Way [Abridged Audiobook] (2005) — Author & Narrator — 3 copie
The Fallen Man | The First Eagle (1998) 3 copie, 1 recensione
American West 3 copie
The Fly on the Wall (audio abridged) (1990) 2 copie, 1 recensione
The Dark Wind 2 copie, 1 recensione
The Great Taos Bank Robbery and Other Indian County Affairs (audio, abridged) (1973) — Author & Narrator — 2 copie, 1 recensione
The Taos Review No. 4 (1991) 1 copia
Haugbrjotar (1989) 1 copia
Joe Leaphorn 1 copia
Cry Wolf 1 copia

Opere correlate

The Perfect Murder: Five Great Mystery Writers Create the Perfect Crime (1991) — Collaboratore — 103 copie, 2 recensioni
2nd Culprit: A Crime Writers' Association Annual (1993) — Collaboratore — 66 copie, 1 recensione
A Modern Treasury of Great Detective and Murder Mysteries (1994) — Collaboratore — 61 copie, 1 recensione
Master's Choice, Volume 1 (1999) — Collaboratore — 60 copie
Reader's Digest Select Editions 2000 v02 #248 (2000) 50 copie, 1 recensione
First Cases: New and Classic Tales of Detection (1999) — Collaboratore — 42 copie
Piñon Country (1941) — Prefazione, alcune edizioni33 copie
A Century of Mystery 1980-1989 (1997) — Collaboratore — 32 copie
Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1990 v05 (1990) — Autore — 23 copie
The New Great American Writers' Cookbook (2003) — Collaboratore — 21 copie, 1 recensione
Twelve American Crime Stories (1998) — Collaboratore — 14 copie
The Ethnic Detectives: Masterpieces of Mystery Fiction (1985) — Collaboratore — 12 copie, 1 recensione
Skinwalkers | St Peter's Finger | Azrael (1987) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
Dinky Died | The Blessing Way | The Dead Sea Cipher (1970) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
RDSELP 2000 (Lake News and Hunting Badger) (2000) — Autore — 1 copia

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Another great mystery. I'm really liking this series.
 
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caanderson | 34 altre recensioni | Jul 15, 2024 |
Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee Mysteries, Book 15
 
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MontanaMick | 18 altre recensioni | Jun 30, 2024 |
Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee Mysteries, Book 7
 
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Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee Mysteries, Book 17
 
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Statistiche

Opere
90
Opere correlate
39
Utenti
40,890
Popolarità
#429
Voto
3.8
Recensioni
707
ISBN
918
Lingue
19
Preferito da
126

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