The Anthony Awards
1回登壇
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第13回（1998年） newcomer award
Lee Child
リー・チャイルド
Rī Chairudo
ペンネーム:
Lee Child（Pen name used for published fiction (real name James D. Grant)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1954-10-29 （Coventry, England）
- 国籍
- United Kingdom
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Coventry (birth) / Handsworth Wood, Birmingham area (childhood) → United States (moved and lived)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Author
- 活動期間
- 1985年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Alistair MacLean, John D. MacDonald, Robert B. Parker, Michael Connelly, Stephen King
- 影響を与えた人物
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sheffield | Law | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Sheffield
Law
国:
United Kingdom
Worked backstage at theatres while a student
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Anthony Award (Best First Novel) | Killing Floor | — | Bouchercon (Anthony Awards) | Winner |
| 1998 | Barry Award (Best First Novel) | Killing Floor | — | Deadly Pleasures (Barry Awards) | Winner |
| 2005 | Barry Award (Best Novel) | The Enemy | — | Deadly Pleasures (Barry Awards) | Winner |
| 2005 | Nero Wolfe Award | — | — | Nero Wolfe Awards | Winner |
| 2010 | Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement / Special Award | — | — | Bouchercon | Winner |
| 2013 | Diamond Dagger | — | — | Crime Writers' Association (CWA) | Winner |
Anthony Award (Best First Novel)
1998
対象作品:
Killing Floor
主催:
Bouchercon (Anthony Awards)
結果:
Winner
Barry Award (Best First Novel)
1998
対象作品:
Killing Floor
主催:
Deadly Pleasures (Barry Awards)
結果:
Winner
Barry Award (Best Novel)
2005
対象作品:
The Enemy
主催:
Deadly Pleasures (Barry Awards)
結果:
Winner
Nero Wolfe Award
2005
主催:
Nero Wolfe Awards
結果:
Winner
Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement / Special Award
2010
主催:
Bouchercon
結果:
Winner
Diamond Dagger
2013
主催:
Crime Writers' Association (CWA)
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
-
第19回（2000年） award
The Nero Award
1回登壇
-
第24回（2005年） award
The Barry Award
1回登壇
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第9回（2005年） award
作品
代表作
Killing Floor
1997年 Crime novel / ThrillerFirst novel introducing Jack Reacher; a thriller in which Reacher becomes embroiled in violent crimes in a small town.
RevengeJusticeLone hero
One Shot
2005年 ThrillerA Jack Reacher thriller centered on a sniper case; adapted into a 2012 film starring Tom Cruise.
ConspiracyJusticePersonal revenge
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Jack Reacher (One Shot adap.) / Christopher McQuarrie (2012)
The Enemy
2004年 Mystery / ThrillerA novel exploring Reacher's past and military background; highly regarded within the series.
Past influencesMilitaryLoyalty
全著作
- Killing Floor
- Die Trying
- Tripwire
- One Shot
翻案
- Jack Reacher (film, 2012)
- Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (film, 2016)
- Reacher (TV series, 2022)
作品の翻訳
- Killing Floor (Japanese translation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Concise, laconic proseAmerican-style thriller with noir influences
- 頻出モチーフ
- Solitary enforcer of justicePast and memoryPersonal revenge
評価・遺産
Regarded as one of the leading contemporary commercial thriller writers thanks to the Jack Reacher series; international recognition through film and television adaptations.
関連学会
- Mystery Writers of America
大衆文化への影響
- Widespread recognition through Jack Reacher film and TV adaptations
引用
-
“I thought, Reacher — good name,” (on how he chose the name Jack Reacher).
出典: Interview (January Magazine, cited) (2003年)
豆知識
- A fan of Aston Villa FC; has used player names in his fiction.
- Donated €10,000 to the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team.
- Subject of media reports in 2013 about cannabis use; he later provided clarifications.