Elmore Leonard (1925–2013)

Autore di La scorciatoia

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Elmore John Leonard, Jr. 10/11/25 -- 8/20/13 Elmore John Leonard, Jr., popularly known as mystery and western writer Elmore Leonard, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 11, 1925. He served in the United States Naval Reserve from 1943 to 1946. He received a Ph.D. in English from the mostra altro University of Detroit in 1950. After graduating, he wrote short stories and western novels as well as advertising and education film scripts. In 1967, he began to write full-time and received several awards including the 1977 Western Writers of America award and the 1984 Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe award. His other works include Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Hombre, Mr. Majestyk, 3:10 to Yuma, and Rum Punch. Many of his works were adapted into movies. Library of America recently announced plans to publish the first of a three-volume collection of his books beginning in the Fall of 2014. Leonard died on August 20, 2013 from complications of a stroke he had earlier. He was 87 years old. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

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Elmore Leonard's Jack Ryan

Ernest "Stick" Stickley, Jr.

Elmore Leonard's Dutch Treat

Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup

Opere di Elmore Leonard

Popolari Recenti

La scorciatoia (1990) 2,361 copie

Punch al rum (1992) 1,526 copie

Out of sight (1996) 1,508 copie

Chili con Linda (1999) 1,404 copie

Tishomingo blues (2002) 1,400 copie

Il corvo (1989) 1,220 copie

Maximum Bob (1991) 1,177 copie

Pronto (1993) 1,174 copie

Cuba libre (1998) 1,049 copie

Freaky deaky (1988) 1,046 copie

A caro prezzo (1995) 1,029 copie

The Hot Kid (2005) 1,003 copie

Glitz (1985) 980 copie

Che razza di coppia (2000) 970 copie

Mr. Paradise (2002) 961 copie

Imbroglio (1987) 905 copie

Raylan (2012) 890 copie

Quando le donne aprono le danze: racconti (2003) — Autore — 793 copie

Dissolvenza in nero (1984) 777 copie

Road Dogs (2009) 732 copie

Stick (1983) 682 copie

Naked Came the Manatee (1997) — Collaboratore — 674 copie

Su nella stanza di Honey (2007) 669 copie

52 gioca o muori (1974) 651 copie

Djibouti (2010) 644 copie

City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit (1980) 620 copie

Touch (1987) 597 copie

Swag (1976) 578 copie

Tutti i racconti Western (1975) 524 copie

Cat Chaser (1982) 511 copie

Lo sconosciuto n. 89 (1977) 505 copie

The Switch (1978) 488 copie

Il grande salto (1969) 464 copie

Hombre (1961) 463 copie

Split Images (1981) 443 copie

Valdez Is Coming (1970) 412 copie

Mr. Majestyk (1974) 389 copie

Costa dorata (1980) 369 copie

The Hunted (1977) 345 copie

Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing (2001) 295 copie

The Moonshine War (1969) 264 copie

Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories (1953) 261 copie

The Bounty Hunters (1953) 243 copie

A Coyote's in the House (2004) 203 copie

Forty Lashes Less One (1981) 185 copie

Gunsights (1979) 174 copie

Escape from Five Shadows (1956) 156 copie

Last Stand at Saber River (1980) 152 copie

The Law at Randado (1985) 151 copie

Four Novels of the 1970s: Fifty-Two Pickup / Swag / Unknown Man No. 89 / The Switch (2014) 144 copie

Charlie Martz and Other Stories: The Unpublished Stories (2015) 128 copie

Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories (2009) 124 copie

Elmore Leonard: La Brava; Cat Chaser; Split Images (1992) 118 copie

The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories (1998) 109 copie

Elmore Leonard: Four Novels of the 1980s: City Primeval / LaBrava / Glitz / Freaky Deaky (Library of America) (2015) 101 copie

Elmore Leonard: Four Later Novels: Get Shorty / Rum Punch / Out of Sight / Tishomingo Blues (The Library of America) (2016) 99 copie

Elmore Leonard: Westerns: Last Stand at Saber River / Hombre / Valdez is Coming / Forty Lashes Less One / Stories (The… (2018) 92 copie

Elmore Leonard's Dutch Treat: Three Novels: The Hunted, Swag, Mr. Majestyk (1977) 75 copie

Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories (2006) 57 copie

Blood Money and Other Stories (2006) 50 copie

Elmore Leonard's Double Dutch Treat: Three Novels: The Moonshine War, Gold Coast, City Primevil (1986) 49 copie

Trail of the Apache and Other Stories (2007) 48 copie

Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #1: Bounty Hunters; Forty Lashes Less One; Gunsights (1998) 40 copie

Joe Kidd [1972 film] (1972) — Screenwriter — 38 copie

Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #2: Escape from Five Shadows; Last Stand at Saber River; The Law at Randado (1998) 35 copie

Elmore Leonard Raylan Givens 3-Book Collection: Pronto, Riding the Rap, Fire in the Hole (2012) 34 copie

Get Shorty (Penguin Readers: Level 3 S.) (1997) — Autore — 25 copie

Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #3: Valdez Is Coming; Hombre (1998) 25 copie

Elmore Leonard: The Classic Crime Novels: A Library of America Boxed Set (2017) 22 copie

Killshot [2008 film] (2008) — Novel — 19 copie

Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection: Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot (2012) 17 copie

Two Bagger [and] Chickasaw Charlie Hoke (2007) 17 copie

Last Stand at Saber River and Law at Randado (2018) 9 copie

Hombre ; Que viene Valdez (1961) 8 copie

Intégrale des nouvelles western, tome 2 (2008) 8 copie

Three Novels: " Swag " , " Stick " , " Mr.Majestyk " (1994) 7 copie

The Trespassers (Kindle Single) (2013) 6 copie

Karen Makes Out (2012) 6 copie

Médecine apache (2008) 5 copie

Chantaje Mortal (1974) 5 copie

How Carlos Webster Changed His Name To Carl And Became A Famous Oklahoma Lawman 5 copie

The Elmore Leonard Value Collection: Pronto, Riding the Rap, and Get Shorty (2000) 5 copie

Intégrale des nouvelles western, volume 3 (2009) 5 copie

High Adventure #29 (1996) 4 copie

Healthy Meal Plan Beginner: Live Long With Healthy Food, For Loose weight Change Your Meal Plan Today. Everyday Recipes… 3 copie

Los cautivos y otros relatos del Oeste (1955) 3 copie

Casino (1986) 3 copie

Rebelle en fuite et autres histoires (2018) 3 copie

Jugar duro (1987) 3 copie

Los cazarrecompensas (2022) 3 copie

L'Évasion de Five Shadows (2003) 2 copie

Get Shorty: Season 1 2 copie

Inconnu 89 (2019) 2 copie

Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing (2010) 2 copie

Elmore Leonard Omnibus: Killshot / Get Shorty / Maximum Bob 2 copie

Spel om annans liv 2 copie

Elmore Leonard Collection: Out of Sight, Freaky Deaky, Get Shorty (2011) 2 copie

Interview with Elmore Leonard (2005) 2 copie

Louly and Pretty Boy 2 copie

Justica de Crocodilo (1992) 1 copia

El Blues del Misisipí 1 copia

UN Caso De Extorsion/52 Pickup (Spanish Edition) (1987) 1 copia

Han kallades Hombre... 1 copia

Tómatelo con calma (2000) 1 copia

Gunfights; book two: Forty lashes less one 1 copia

Nepoznati br. 89 1 copia

שודדים 1 copia

Fuga de Cinco Sombras 1 copia

Unha Com Carne (Portuguese Edition) (2010) 1 copia

Fire in the Hole Novella (Raylan 2.5) 1 copia

Maximum Bob-20.00 (1900) 1 copia

Um Bom Argumento 1 copia

צייד החתולים 1 copia

D'un coup, d'un seul : roman 1 copia

Valdez Vem Aí (2004) 1 copia

Duelo Final 1 copia

kynigito stin karaiviki / κυνηγητό στην καραϊβική (2000) 1 copia

Lei Em Randado (Em Portugues do Brasil) (2004) 1 copia

Os Caçadores de Recompensas 1 copia

Último Posto no Rio Sabre 1 copia

Jugar duro Fulgor de muerte (1987) 1 copia

The Hard Way 1 copia

Mobsters and Gangsters (2002) 1 copia

Hombre desconocido 89 (1977) 1 copia

Confession (2013) 1 copia

Notebooks 1 copia

Elmore Leonard, The Colonel's Lady and No Man's Gun : Unabridged Stories from The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories (1999) 1 copia

Hot Shot 1 copia

Leonard Elmore 1 copia

Maximum Leonard (1993) 1 copia

Three-ten To Yuma [short story] 1 copia

Thriller. Florida- Fieber / Im Schutz des hellichten Tages / Lone Star. Drei ungekürzte Romane. (1997) — Collaboratore — 1 copia

NCTM: "The Odyssey" (in Naked Came the Manatee) 1 copia

The Kid 1 copia

3 Volume Elmore Leonard Collection (The Hot Kid; Touch; Get Shorty; Mr. Pardise) (2004) 1 copia

Quando le donne escono per andare a ballare (in Gli occhi della paura) 1 copia

Karen Sisco (Season 1) 1 copia

Line of Sight 1 copia

Glanc (2008) 1 copia

Quarenta Chibatadas Menos Uma (2004) 1 copia

Nessun titolo 1 copia

Le storie di Carl Webster (2015) 1 copia

Djibouti, The Hot Kid, Be Cool, Touch 1 copia

For Something to Do 1 copia

סחיטה 1 copia

Le Don Quichotte du Sinaï (2005) 1 copia

D'UN COUP, D'UN SEUL (1990) 1 copia

Retour à Saber river (2005) 1 copia

CrianÃ§as pagÃ£s 1 copia

Rukojmí (1994) 1 copia

Four Novels of the 80s 1 copia

La loi de la cite (1986) 1 copia

El Juez (Spanish Edition) (1993) 1 copia

part didn't care for it Killshot 1 copia

"Romovyi punsh". "Pronto"/ - Detektivnye romaNY 1 copia

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La super raccolta di storie d'avventura: (in realta e il numero 10 della rivista McSweeney?s) (2002) — Collaboratore — 1,472 copie

For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Collaboratore — 452 copie

The Best American Noir of the Century (2010) — Collaboratore — 368 copie

Gli occhi della paura (2003) — Collaboratore — 205 copie

Writers on Writing, 2: More Collected Essays from the New York Times (2003) — Collaboratore — 187 copie

Hard-Boiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories (1995) — Collaboratore — 183 copie

Tracce d'America (2006) — Collaboratore — 152 copie

Donne Pericolose (1998) — Collaboratore — 134 copie

The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 (1997) — Collaboratore — 117 copie

The Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories (1982) — Collaboratore — 102 copie

A New Omnibus of Crime (1771) — Collaboratore — 97 copie

Murder for Love (1996) — Collaboratore — 92 copie

McSweeney's Issue 39 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern) (2011) — Collaboratore — 85 copie

The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 (2016) — Collaboratore — 84 copie

Who's Writing This? Notations on the Authorial I, with Self-Portraits {not Antæus} (1995) — Collaboratore — 72 copie

Pulp Fictions: Hardboiled Stories (1996) — Collaboratore — 70 copie

Hombre [1967 film] (1967) — Original Story — 48 copie

Murderers' Row (2001) — Collaboratore — 37 copie

The Vintage Book of Classic Crime (1993) — Collaboratore — 34 copie

Time-Life Book Digest: Get Shorty | Four Past Midnight | Wings of the Morning | The Langoliers (1990) — Collaboratore — 30 copie

Rediscoveries II: Important Writers Select Their Favorite Works of Neglected Fiction (1988) — Collaboratore — 30 copie

Last Stand at Saber River [1997 TV Movie] (1997) — Original book — 30 copie

Great Tales of the West (1982) — Collaboratore — 30 copie

Miami Noir: The Classics (2020) — Collaboratore — 24 copie

The New Great American Writers' Cookbook (2003) — Collaboratore — 21 copie

The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years (2014) — Collaboratore — 20 copie

New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories (1994) — Collaboratore — 17 copie

Mr. Majestyk [1974 film] (1974) — Screenplay — 12 copie

Best of the West: Stories That Inspired Classic Western Films (1988) — Collaboratore — 11 copie

The Western Hall of Fame Anthology (1997) — Collaboratore — 10 copie

Unbridled Spirits: Short Fiction about Women in the Old West (1994) — Collaboratore — 10 copie

The Tall T [1957 film] (1957) — Original story — 10 copie

Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing (2010) — Collaboratore — 9 copie

Best of the West 2: Stories That Inspired Classic Western Films (1990) — Collaboratore — 4 copie

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Informazioni generali

Nome canonico: Leonard, Elmore
Nome legale: Leonard Jr., Elmore John
Altri nomi: Leonard, Elmore John, Jr. (birth name)
Data di nascita: 1925-10-11
Data di morte: 2013-08-20
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: VS
Luogo di nascita: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Luogo di morte: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
Causa della morte: stroke complications
Luogo di residenza: Birmingham, Michigan, USA
Bloomfield Village, Michigan, USA
Istruzione: University of Detroit (BA|1950)
Attività lavorative: copywriter
short-story writer
novelist
screenwriter
Relazioni: Leonard, Peter (zoon)
Organizzazioni: Chevrolet
Campbell-Ewald Advertising Agency
United States Navy (WWII)
Premi e riconoscimenti: Cartier Diamond Dagger 2006
Agente: Andrew Wylie (The Wylie Agency)
Breve biografia: Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925 – August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Leonard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana; the family moved frequently for several years. In 1934, the family settled in Detroit.

He graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School in 1943 and joined the Navy. He graduated from the University of Detroit in 1950 with a bachelor's degree in English and philosophy. A year before he graduated, he got a job as a copy writer with Campbell-Ewald Advertising Agency, a position he kept for several years, writing on the side.

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Quaranta frustate meno una di Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard è un romanziere di successo; e dopo la lettura di questo suo libro, il problema diventa capire quale sia la chiave del successo nell’editoria 4.0. La storia è ambientata a Yuma ed ha gli ingredienti giusti: due detenuti diversi, l’apache Raymond San Carlos e il nero Harold Jackson, che stanno scontando la pena per omicidio; il cattivo Frank Shelby, un detenuto che detta le regole nella prigione; e il direttore del penitenziario, il signor Manly, che crede nella possibilitàdi recuperare i carcerati. Tra di loro una serie di comprimari, Norma, l’amante di Shelby, di cui è innamorato Fisher, il capo dei secondini. Un libro semplice, con una storia semplice, che potrebbe funzionare in maniera lineare, senza infamia e senza lode; ma la lettura è noiosa, eppure è un libro breve, dalle prime pagine si intuisce la fine, eppure è quasi un giallo, del fascino del west non c’è nulla; e addirittura Yuma, una leggenda, rimane sullo sfondo. In altri termini non un libro, ma un libretto,un romanzo di appendice, nonostante la casa editrice, nonostante la notorietà di Leonard; ma forse direi la seconda della controcopertina di Baricco che elogia al libro qualche dubbio me lo doveva far venire.… (altro)

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Raylan di Elmore Leonard

Gran personaggio questo Raylan. Molto oltre un semplice noir.

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Lo sconosciuto n. 89 di Elmore Leonard

Molto più di un noir, Leonard è sicuramente un grande autore e i suoi personaggi sono costruiti con grande maestria.

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Mr Paradise di Elmore Leonard

Particolarmente rappresentativo della scrittura di Leonard. Più che la trama (molto esile e senza particolari colpi di scena), ciò che vale è la magistrale costruzione dei personaggi. Degna di nota la postafazione di Wu Ming.

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