Barry Eisler

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Barry Eisler (2006)

Barry Eisler (born 1964 in New Jersey ) is an American writer . He became known through a series of novels about the hit man John Rain, marketed in German as Tokio Killer .

Life

Eisler has been involved in martial arts such as boxing , wrestling , judo (he has a black belt ), karate and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since childhood .

Barry Eisler is very interested in Japan , which is also reflected in his novels, most of which are set in Asia. He regularly travels to Japan and Asia.

After graduating from Cornell Law School in Ithaca, New York in 1989 , Eisler worked for the CIA for three years . After the success of his debut novel Tokio Killer , he turned to writing full-time. His bibliography now includes a small series of thrillers around his character of the hit man John Rain.

The first novel was filmed in Japan by Max Mannix (screenplay adaptation and direction) under the title Rain Fall with Kippei Shiina as John Rain and Gary Oldman as CIA agent William Holtzer, the premiere was in Tokyo on April 16, 2009. May 2010 the film was released directly on DVD in the USA . Barry Eisler currently lives in San Francisco with his family .

Works

Individual works:

  • The omniscient eye (US: The God's Eye View, 2016; Translator: Peter Friedrich)

Livia Lone range:

  • The cry of the dead bird (US: Livia Lone, 2016)
  • The Spider's Crosshair (US: The Night Trade, 2018)
  • All the devils of this hell (US: All the Devils, 2019; Translator: Peter Friedrich)

Ben Treven series:

  • Death Code (US: Fault Line, 2009)
  • The Circle of Power (US: Inside Out, 2015; Translator: Peter Friedrich)

John Rain series:

  • Tokyo Killer ( Rain Fall, 2002 )
  • Tokyo Killer: Revenge (US: Hard Rain, 2003 , UK: Blood From Blood )
  • Tokyo Killer: The Treason (US: Rain Storm, 2004 , UK: Choke Point )
  • Tokyo Killer: Deadly Conscience (US: Killing Rain, 2005 UK: One Last Kill )
  • Tokyo Killer: Risky Returns (US: The Last Assassin, 2006 )
  • Tokyo Killer: Final Retribution (US: Requiem for an Assassin, 2007 )
  • Tokyo Killer: The Unit (US: The Detachment, 2011 ; Translator: Peter Friedrich)
  • Tokyo Killer: Grave of Memories (US: Graveyard of Memories, 2014 ; Translator: Peter Friedrich)
  • Tokio Killer: Zero Sum, 2017 (not yet published in German)

The John Rain series was published under new titles in 2014 at the request of the author and is currently being reissued in German under the series title John Rain - abandoned Samurai with new titles:

  • Gentle Death in Tokyo, 2014 (originally Tokyo Killer ) ( A Clean Kill in Tokyo, 2014 ) (Translated by: Peter Friedrich)
  • Lonely Resurrection, 2014 (originally Tokyo Killer: Die Rache ) ( A Lonely Resurrection, 2014 ) (Translated from: Peter Friedrich)
  • Everything for the winner, 2014 (originally Tokyo Killer: Der Verrat ) ( Winner Take All, 2014 ) (Translated by: Peter Friedrich)

In addition to the John Rain series, the following short stories or novellas were published as spin-offs as Kindle single e-books, in which characters from the John Rain series appear:

  • Paris Is A Bitch - A Rain / Delilah Short Story, 2011
  • The Lost Coast (German edition), 2012 ( The Lost Coast: A Larison Short Story , 2011)
  • The Khmer Job: A Short Story with Dox, 2012 ( The Khmer Kill: A Dox Short Story, 2012 ) (Translator: Peter Friedrich)
  • The Paradise Trick, 2013 ( London Twist: A Delilah Novella ) (Translator: Peter Friedrich)

Awards

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personal data
SURNAME Eisler, Barry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author
DATE OF BIRTH 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH New Jersey