RJ Ellory
Roger Jon Ellory (born June 20, 1965 in Birmingham ) is a British thriller writer.
Life
RJ Ellory grew up as an orphan since 1972 and spent his childhood and youth in various institutions and schools. He dropped out of graphic design studies after a year and began writing novels at the age of 22, more than 20 of which were rejected on the grounds that American novels by an English writer did not sell. In 2003 his first novel, Candlemoth , was finally published , followed annually by another, many of which were translated into different languages.
Ellory hit the headlines in September 2012 for admitting positive reviews of his own novels and negative reviews of books by other living authors under pseudonyms, e.g. B. Nicodemus Jones, on the Amazon website.
RJ Ellory lives in Birmingham.
Awards
- 2009 Prix Du Roman Noir Du Nouvel Observateur for Seul Le Silence ( A Quiet Belief In Angels )
- 2010 Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for A Simple Act of Violence
Works
- 2003 Candlemoth
- A time of fire, by Marlies Ruß; List, Munich 2003. ISBN 3-548-68056-9
- 2004 Ghostheart
- 2005 A Quiet Vendetta
- 2006 City of Lies
- 2007 A Quiet Belief in Angels
- 2008 A Simple Act of Violence
- Forgive us our sins, by Walter Ahlers; Goldmann, Munich 2010. ISBN 978-3-442-47210-9
- 2009 The Anniversary Man
- Day of Atonement, German by Stefan Lux; Goldmann, Munich 2011. ISBN 978-3-442-47211-6
- 2010 Saints of New York
- The cry of the angels, German by Stefan Lux; Goldmann, Munich 2013. ISBN 978-3-442-47585-8
- 2011 Bad Signs
- 2012 A Dark and Broken Heart
- 2013 The Devil and the River
Web links
- Ellory's homepage
- Interview with Ellory on www.shotsmag.co.uk (English)
- Literature by and about RJ Ellory in the catalog of the German National Library
- Essay about Ellory on culturmag.de, January 28, 2012 (accessed January 30, 2012)
Individual evidence
- ^ Alison Flood: RJ Ellory's secret Amazon reviews anger rivals. In: The Guardian online. September 3, 2012, accessed December 13, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ellory, RJ |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ellory, Roger Jon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British crime writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham , England |