Robert B. Parker (1) (1932–2010)
Autore di The Godwulf Manuscript
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Robert Brown Parker is an American fiction writer of mysteries. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and earned his BA degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He went on to earn his master's degree in English literature from Boston University. He started his career working in mostra altro advertising. After some years, he went back to school to earn his PhD in English from Boston University in 1971. He then began his writng career while teaching at Northeastern University. He decided to become a full-time writer in 1979. His most popular works were the 40 novels written about the private detective Spenser. The ABC Television Network developed the television series "Spenser: For Hire", based on the character in the mid-1980s. Parker also wrote nine novels based on the character Jesse Stone and six novels based on the character Sunny Randall. On January 18, 2010, Robert Parker died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Cambridge Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Copyright Eye On Books.
Serie
Opere di Robert B. Parker
A Spenserian Sonnet 4 copie
The Violent Hero, Wilderness Heritage and Urban Reality: A Study of the Private Eye in the Novels of Dashiell Hammett,… (1983) 4 copie
Harlem Nocturne 3 copie
For the Love of Books; 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most -- Parker's contribution 3 copie
Spenser Novel Collection: Now and Then, School Days, Hugger Mugger, Hush Money, Sudden Mischief, Small Vices, Double… (2011) 1 copia
Snuff 1 copia
Cold Case 1 copia
Spenser Novel Collection: Dream Girl, Cold Service, Bad Business, Back Story, Widow's Walk, Potshot (A Spenser novel) (2011) 1 copia
Wild Swams 1 copia
The Spenser Novels 22-27 1 copia
Pale Horse and Rider 1 copia
Spencer Series (Various Titles) 1 copia
Bullet 1 copia
Opere correlate
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Collaboratore — 452 copie
The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives (2009) — Collaboratore — 211 copie
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero (2012) — Collaboratore — 75 copie
A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Collaboratore — 45 copie
Great Mysteries Great Writers: Lucky Day / Trapped / Pastime / Snagged / Dealer's Choice (1994) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Parker, Robert B.
- Nome legale
- Parker, Robert Brown
- Data di nascita
- 1932-09-17
- Data di morte
- 2010-01-18
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Causa della morte
- heart attack
- Luogo di residenza
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Istruzione
- Colby College (BA | 1954)
Boston University (M.A. | 1957 | Ph.D | 1971 | English) - Attività lavorative
- technical writer
advertising
professor
novelist - Relazioni
- Parker, Joan H. (wife)
- Organizzazioni
- United States Army
Northeastern University
Pearl Productions - Premi e riconoscimenti
- MWA Grand Master (2002)
Gumshoe Award (Lifetime Achievement ∙ 2007)
Shamus Award (The Eye for Lifetime Achievement ∙ 1995)
Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement Award (2006) - Agente
- Helen Brann
- Breve biografia
- Robert B(rown) Parker (1) was born September 17, 1932, in Springfield, MA. He earned a B.A. in English from Colby College in Maine in 1954, served as infantryman in Korea, and earned an M.A. in English from Boston University in 1957. He held several jobs before enrolling in Boston University's PhD program, and then taught English at various colleges until 1978. He is married to the former Joan Hall; they have two sons. Parker has created private detectives Spenser, and Sunny Randall, and Police Chief Jesse Stone, each of whom is featured in an ongoing series. Their story lines occasionally intersect. He also writes an American Western series featuring Hitch and Cole, and has contributed to the Wyatt Earp saga with the novel Gunman's Rhapsody. Recently, he has written some young adult fiction as well. He died unexpectedly at home in Cambridge, MA, on January 18, 2010.
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Discussioni
Any Robert B. Parker fans? Just read that he passed away today. in Crime, Thriller & Mystery (Ottobre 2011)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 125
- Opere correlate
- 24
- Utenti
- 67,839
- Popolarità
- #198
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 1,328
- ISBN
- 1,521
- Lingue
- 23
- Preferito da
- 22