Michael Gilbert

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Michael Francis Gilbert (born July 17, 1912 in Billinghay , Lincolnshire , England , † February 8, 2006 in Luddesdown , Kent , England) was a British writer.

Life

Gilbert was a lawyer in London for many years , and one of his clients was Raymond Chandler . His writing career began in 1938 with the novel Close Quarters (published only in 1947) and ended exactly 60 years later with Over and Out . He wrote every form of mystery and thriller, but did not achieve the international fame of other writers. In 1955 he was awarded the prestigious French literary prize Grand prix de littérature policière for his novel Death in Captivity . In 1990 he received the Anthony Award for his life's work .

Works (selection)

Novels
  • 1950: Smallbone Deceased
→ dt. The steel tomb . Scherz, Bern, Munich, Vienna 1965
  • 1951: Death Has Deep Roots
→ German court about Victoria . Gutenberg Book Guild, Zurich 1960
  • 1952: Death in Captivity
  • 1953: Fear to Tread
→ German hot iron . Scherz, Bern, Munich, Vienna 1964
  • 1959: Blood and Judgment
→ German right to go astray . Scherz, Bern, Munich, Vienna 1965
  • 1966: The Crack in the Teacup
→ dt. The business killer . Scherz, Bern, Munich, Vienna 1967
  • 1967: The Dust and the Heat
→ dt. The jackals . Scherz, Bern, Munich 1970
script
  • 1988: Office Party
→ German Office Party - hostage-taking in the office

Film adaptations

  • 1956: Secret War (Guilty?) Based on the novel Death Has Deep Roots
  • 1959: Treason in Camp 127 (Danger within) based on the novel Death in Captivity
  • 1960: London holds its breath (The Unstoppable Man) based on the novel Amateur in Violence

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personal data
SURNAME Gilbert, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gilbert, Michael Francis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Billinghay , Lincolnshire , England
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 2006
Place of death Luddesdown , Kent , England