Peter May (writer)

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Peter May (2010 in Paris)

Peter May (born December 20, 1951 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish writer.

Life

May was already writing during his school days and soon afterwards worked as a journalist for various newspapers and magazines; u. a. for the Scotsman and the Evening Times (Glasgow). In 1972 he won the Fraser Award and was named "Scotland's Young Journalist of the Year".

In addition to his journalistic work, he also wrote fiction texts over the years and in 1977 May made his successful debut with his novel The Reporter . With the filming of this work by the BBC , May came to television and worked there successfully as a screenwriter until 1996 . While doing this work he met the author Janice Hally there and married her in 1990.

In 1996 May gave up his work on television and from then on devoted himself only to his literary works.

Currently (2011) he lives with his wife alternately in Scotland and France.

reception

With Enzo Macleod, May invented a protagonist who, as a Scot, lived for a long time in France and earned his living there as a lecturer. Almost by the way, however, he repeatedly comes across unsolved criminal cases. T. knows how to solve in an unusual way.

Another cycle of novels is set in China. May came up with the idea on several trips to and through China. Police officer Li Yan is investigating there with the help of the American Margaret Campbell.

May's latest series was created in 2011 under the name "The Blackhouse". There Fin Macleod investigates on the Isle of Lewis ( Outer Hebrides ). According to May's own statements, this series is designed as a trilogy . The German edition has been published by Zsolnay / Hanser since the second volume in the series. According to the FAZ, the “Lewis Trilogy” sold more than a million copies in Scotland .

Awards / honors

Works (selection)

Novels

The Lewis Trilogy
Enzo Mackay series
  • Extraordinary People (2006)
    • Catacombs of Paris. A case for Enzo Mackay , German by Anke and Eberhard Kreutzer; Rowohlt, Reinbek 2011. ISBN 978-3-499-25402-4
  • The Critic (2007)
    • The grave in the vineyard. Enzo Mackay's second case , by Anke and Eberhard Kreutzer; Rowohlt, Reinbek 2011. ISBN 978-3-499-25403-1
  • Blacklight Blue (2008)
    • The killer without qualities. A case for Enzo Mackay , German by Anke and Eberhard Kreutzer; Rowohlt, Reinbek 2012. ISBN 978-3-499-25404-8
  • Freeze Frame (2010)
  • Blowback (2011)
  • Cast Iron (2017)
China thriller
  • The Firemaker (1999)
  • The Fourth Sacrifice (2000)
    • The red sign , German by Christoph Göhler and Herbert Schröger; Goldmann, Munich 2002. ISBN 3-442-35568-0
  • The Killing Room (2001)
    • Death in Shanghai , German by Christoph Göhler; Goldmann, Munich 2003. ISBN 3-442-35871-X
  • Snakehead (2009)
  • The Runner (2003)
  • Chinese Whispers (2004)
Individual works
  • The Reporter (1978)
  • Fallen Hero
  • Hidden Faces (1981 - US title: The Man with no Face )
    • The murderer phantom , German by Richard Augustin; Scherz, Munich 1983. ISBN 3-502-55934-1
  • The Noble Path (1992)
  • Virtually Dead (2010)
  • Entry Island (2014)
  • Runaway (2015)
  • Coffin Road (2016)
    • Coffin Road - Deadly Forgetting , German by Sabine Schilasky; Bastei-Lübbe, Cologne 2018. ISBN 978-3-404-17642-7

Scripts

  • The Standard (1978 / TV series for the BBC; author of 14 episodes, based on the novel The Reporter )
  • Squadron (1982 / TV series for the BBC; author of 10 episodes)
  • Take the High Road (1980-92 / TV series for Scottish TV; author of ten episodes; script editor for 32 episodes)
  • Open Season (1984 / episode of the TV series Murder Not Proven? For BBC Scotland)
  • Machair (1992-1996 / TV series ( Soap Opera ) in Gaelic for Scottish TV; writer and producer of all 99 episodes).

Web links

Databases
Content

supporting documents

  1. ^ Author profile Peter May , Rowohlt Verlag, accessed March 5, 2017
  2. ^ Author profile Peter May , Hanser Literaturverlage, accessed March 5, 2017
  3. ↑ Nothing is tougher than discord , FAZ discussion of February 16, 2017, accessed March 5, 2017
  4. ↑ Entry Island, by Peter May - book review: New detective investigates age-old injustices , book review in the Independent 2014, accessed March 5, 2017 (English)
  5. ↑ Peter May: returning to a runaway youth , interview report in The Guardian of January 26, 2015, accessed March 5, 2017 (English)
personal data
SURNAME May, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow