The Nero Award
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Edition 2 (1980) award
Helen Worrell Clarkson McCloy
ヘレン・マクロイ
Heren Makuroi
Pen Names:
Helen Clarkson（Pen name used for some works）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1904-06-06 （New York, United States）
- Died
- 1994-12-01 （New York, United States） age 90
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- mystery novelist, journalist
- Active Years
- 1927-1990
- Affiliations
- Mystery Writers of America (MWA), Universal News Service (worked as reporter)
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of America
- Influenced By
- Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorbonne (University of Paris) | — | — | — | 1923-1927 | France |
Sorbonne (University of Paris)
Period:
1923-1927
Country:
France
Studied in Paris and worked as a reporter while a student
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | MWA Criticism Award | — | — | Mystery Writers of America (MWA) | 受賞 |
| — | Nero Wolfe Award | Burn This | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 1990 | MWA Grand Master Award | — | — | Mystery Writers of America (MWA) | 受賞 |
| 1946 | EQMM Short Story Contest, 2nd place | Chinoiserie ("Oriental Taste") | 短編 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | 第2席 |
MWA Criticism Award
1953
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America (MWA)
Result:
受賞
Nero Wolfe Award
Work:
Burn This
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
MWA Grand Master Award
1990
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America (MWA)
Result:
受賞
EQMM Short Story Contest, 2nd place
1946
Work:
Chinoiserie ("Oriental Taste")
Category:
短編
Organization:
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Result:
第2席
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dance of Death
1938 mysteryDebut novel and an early entry in the Dr. Basil Willing series; a classic puzzle mystery.
detectionpsychological analysis
Translations
- Dance of Death
Through a Glass, Darkly
1950 horror / mysteryA work that blends supernatural elements with psychological mystery.
supernaturalfear
Translations
- Through a Glass, Darkly
Two-Thirds of a Ghost
1956 mystery / supernaturalA novel mixing ghostly phenomena with detective elements; part of the Basil Willing series.
ghostsconflict between logic and the irrational
Translations
- Two-Thirds of a Ghost
Burn This
1980 mysteryA later-career novel dealing with ethics and memory after reading.
ethicsmemory
Translations
- Burn This
Bibliography
- Dance of Death
- The Man in the Moonlight
- The Deadly Truth
- Who's Calling?
- Cue for Murder
- Through a Glass, Darkly
- Two-Thirds of a Ghost
- Mr. Splitfoot
- Burn This
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A versatile style spanning classical puzzle mysteries to supernatural horror and SFFocuses on psychological depiction alongside rational deduction
- Recurring Motifs
- psychological analysisghosts and supernatural phenomenamoral dilemmas
Legacy
Known as a master of the short story and re-evaluated in recent years through translations of previously untranslated novels; notable for leadership in MWA and receiving its Grand Master honor.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of America
Trivia
- She was the first woman to serve as president of the MWA in the 1950s.
- In Japan she became known as a master of the short story after early short-story translations.
- Also published under the pen name Helen Clarkson.