John Connolly (writer)
John Connolly (born May 31, 1968 in Dublin ) is an Irish writer.
Life
Connolly grew up in Dublin, studied English at Trinity College and then journalism at Dublin City University . After a number of temporary jobs, he worked as a journalist for the Irish Times for five years before writing his first novel.
Connolly became known through the novel series about the former New York police officer Charles "Bird" Parker, whose wife and daughter were killed by a serial killer. Parker has been a private investigator since the murder. His collaborators are Parker's friend Angel, a "retired" burglar, and Angel's life partner, the hit man Louis.
Connolly named its protagonist after the jazz musician Charles Parker , whose nickname was also "Bird" or "Birdman". The supporting characters Louis and Angel are a throwback to the movie Angel Heart , in which Harry Angel and Louis Cyphre make a similar duo.
In the novels, reality and the supernatural mix: ghostly apparitions, hallucinations or visions and supernatural beings appear in the stories. Connolly's characters are also often mystically exaggerated: Louis is introduced as a "hitman without equal" ("killer without equal"); he and Angel often act as Parker's "Guardian Angels". Parker himself appears to have telepathic abilities, and many of the crimes have an esoteric background. In the criticism, Connolly has often been compared to Stephen King , especially since some of Connolly's works are set in King's home city of Portland , Maine , where his protagonist Charles Parker is from.
2000 Connolly was the first foreign author to the US " - Shamus Award for Best First Private Eye Novel for" Every Dead Thing (dt .: The black heart excellent).
In 2004 he wrote a series of scary stories for BBC Radio 4 that appeared in the anthology Nocturnes . The book also contains a Charlie Parker novella, which fills the time gap between the novels The White Road and The Black Angel .
In 2006 Connolly wrote his first book for young people, The Book of Lost Things , in which a boy finds himself in a fantasy world during World War II .
Works
Bird Parker series
- Every Dead Thing , 1999
- Dark Hollow , 2000
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The Killing Kind , 2001
- In deep darkness, German by Georg Schmidt; Ullstein, Berlin 2005. ISBN 3-550-08475-7
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The White Road , 2002
- The white road, German by Georg Schmidt; Ullstein, Berlin 2006. ISBN 3-550-08467-6
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The Black Angel , 2005
- The Burning Angel, German by Georg Schmidt; List, Berlin 2008. ISBN 3-471-30006-6
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The Unquiet , 2007
- The collector, German by Georg Schmidt; List, Berlin 2009. ISBN 978-3-471-35007-2
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The Reapers , 2008
- Deathbringer, German by Georg Schmidt; Ullstein, Berlin 2011. ISBN 3-548-28247-4
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The Lovers , 2009
- The Pact of Lovers, German by Georg Schmidt; List, Berlin 2011. ISBN 3-471-35029-2
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The Whisperers , 2010
- The Brotherhood of the Night, German by Georg Schmidt; List, Berlin 2012. ISBN 3-471-35066-7
- The Burning Soul , 2011
- The Wrath of Angels , 2012
- The Wolf in Winter , 2014
- A Song of Shadows , 2015
- A Time of Torment , 2016
- A Game of Ghosts , 2017
- The Woman in the Woods , 2018
Samuel Johnson series
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The Gates , 2009
- The portal of demons, German by Petra Koob-Pawis; cbj, Munich 2011. ISBN 978-3-570-13991-2
- The Infernals , 2011 (UK edition: Hell's Bells )
- The Creeps , 2013
Invaders trilogy
- Conquest , 2013
- Empire , 2015
- Dominion , 2016
Other novels
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Bad Men , 2003
- Die Insel, German by Charlotte Breuer and Norbert Möllemann; Ullstein, Berlin 2005. ISBN 3-548-26300-3
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The Book of Lost Things , 2006
- The book of lost things, German by Claudia Feldmann; List, Berlin 2008. ISBN 978-3-471-30005-3
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Hey , 2017
- Stan , German by Gottfried Röckelein, at Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek 2018. ISBN 978-3-498-00946-5
Short stories
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Nocturnes , 2004
- Nocturnes, German by Charlotte Breuer and Norbert Möllemann; Ullstein, Berlin 2007. ISBN 978-3-548-26412-7
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Mr Gray´s Folly , 2006 (in Dangerous Women - an Anthology of Short Stories from 17 Crime Writers , Edited by Otto Penzler)
- Mr. Gray's Magnificent Building, in Murderous Affairs , ed. by Otto Penzler, construction, Berlin 2007. ISBN 3-746-62355-3
- The Cycle , 2005 (in Moments: Short Stories by Irish Women Writers in Aid of the Victims of the Tsunami . Edited by Ciara Considine - under the pseudonym Laura Froom).
- A Haunting , 2008 (in: Downturn Tales: Stay-Up-All-Night Stories from Your Favorite Bestselling Authors )
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Lazarus , 2011 (in The New Dead - A Zombie Anthology . Edited by Christopher Golden)
- Lazarus, in The New Dead - The Zombie Anthology , ed. by Christopher Golden (Ed.), Panini, Stuttgart 2011. ISBN 3-833-22253-0
- The Caxton Lending Library & Book Depository , 2013
- The Wanderer in Unknown Realms , 2013
Non-fiction
- Books to Die For , 2012 (with Declan Burke )
- Parker: A Miscellany , (contains essays and introductions to the Parker novels), 2016
Awards
- 2000: Shamus Award - Best Debut Novel for Every Dead Thing (German: The Black Heart . Ullstein, Berlin 2000)
- 2003: Barry Award - Best British Detective Novel for The White Road (German: The White Road . Ullstein, Berlin 2006)
- 2013: Agatha Award - Best Nonfiction Book and Anthony Award for Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels (together with Declan Burke)
- 2014: Edgar Allan Poe Award - Best Short Story for The Caston Private Lending Library & Book Depository
filming
In 2009 Connolly's short story " The New Daughter " was filmed by the American production company Gold Circle Films. Kevin Costner as John James and Ivana Baquero as his daughter Louisa James play the leading roles . Directed by Luis Berdejo.
Web links
- Literature by and about John Connolly in the catalog of the German National Library
- John Connolly in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short biography and reviews of works by John Connolly at perlentaucher.de
- official page
- John Connolly in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Connolly, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |