James Carlos Blake
James Carlos Blake (born May 26, 1947 in Tampico , Mexico ) is an American author of novels, short stories and essays. His works, which are often violent, are largely about social outsiders or outlaws . Among other things, he was awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for the novel The Evil In Blood .
Life
Blake was born in Mexico as an American. After graduating from high school and serving with the US Army paratroopers , he studied in Florida and taught at college until 1997. Since then he has lived as a freelance writer in Texas.
Works
Novels
- 1995 The Pistoleer
- Pistolero , German by Peter Torberg; Liebeskind, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-95438-051-0 .
- 1996 The Friends of Pancho Villa
- 1997 In the Rogue Blood
- The Evil in the Blood , German by Matthias Müller; Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-453-67684-8 .
- 1998 Red Grass River
- Red Grass River , German by Stefan Lux; Liebeskind, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-95438-087-9 .
- 2000 Wildwood Boys
- 2002 A World of Thieves
- 2003 Under the Skin
- 2004 Handsome Harry
- 2005 The Killings of Stanley Ketchel
- 2012 Country of the Bad Wolfes
- 2013 The Rules of Wolfe
- 2015 The House of Wolfe
- 2017 The Ways of Wolfe
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blake, James Carlos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tampico , Mexico |