Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block
(2008) Irudi gehiago
Bizitza
Jaiotza	Buffalo, 1938ko ekainaren 24a (85 urte)
Herrialdea	Ameriketako Estatu Batuak
Bizilekua	New York
Familia
Ezkontidea(k)	Loretta  (1960 -  1973) Lynne  (1983 -
Hezkuntza
Heziketa	Antioch University (en) Antioch College (en) Bennett High School (en)
Hizkuntzak	ingelesa
Jarduerak
Jarduerak	idazlea, eleberrigilea eta gidoilaria
Jasotako sariak	ikusi Nero Award  (1979) : The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling (en) Cartier Diamond Dagger  (2004) Edgar Awards  (1992) : A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (en) Edgar Awards  (1994) : Keller's Therapy (en) Edgar Awards  (1998) : Keller on the Spot (en) Edgar Awards  (2017) : Autumn at the Automat (en) Maltese Falcon Award  (1987) : When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (en) Maltese Falcon Award  (1992) Shamus Award  (1983) : Eight Million Ways to Die (en) Shamus Award  (1995) : By Dawn's Early Light (en) Shamus Award  (1994) The Grand Master  (1994) Shamus Award  (2002)
Influentziak	Dashiell Hammet
Izengoitia(k)	Chip Harrison, Paul Kavanagh, Lee Duncan, Sheldon Lord, Andrew Shaw, Lesley Evans, Jill Emerson, John Warren Wells eta Anne Campbell Clarke
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Lawrence Block (Buffalo, Ameriketako Estatu Batuak, 1938ko ekainaren 24a) ingelesezko idazlea da.

Lawrence Block Estatu Batuetako eleberri beltzak idazten dituen idazle ezaguna. Blocken eleberriek umore-dosia dute eta New Yorken kokatzen dira. Bere lehenengo lanak (50ko hamarkadakoak), izengoiti batekin argitaratu zituen, eta aldizkari pornografikoetarako ziren. Ofizialki 1957ean argitaratu zuen lehenengo eleberri beltza: You can´t lose. Orduz gero, oso karrera emankorra izan du, 50 eleberri beltz eta 100 ipuin baino gehiago argiratu ditu, besteak beste. 1993. urtean, AEBetako Misterio Idazleen Elkartearen Maisu izendatua izan zen.

Lan hautatua

Matthew Scudderri buruzko eleberriak

1. The Sins of the Fathers (1976)
2. In the Midst of Death (1976)
3. Time to Murder and Create (1977)
4. A Stab in the Dark (1981)
5. Eight Million Ways to Die (1982)
6. When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (1986)
7. Out on the Cutting Edge (1989)
8. A Ticket to the Boneyard (1990)
9. A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (1991)
10. A Walk Among the Tombstones (1992)
11. The Devil Knows You're Dead (1993)
12. A Long Line of Dead Men (1994)
13. Even the Wicked (1997)
14. Everybody Dies (1998)
15. Hope to Die (2001)
16. All the Flowers Are Dying (2005)
17. A Drop of the Hard Stuff (2011)

Bernie Rhodenbarri buruzko eleberriak

1. Burglars Can't Be Choosers (1977)
2. The Burglar in the Closet (1978)
3. The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling (1979)
4. The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza (1980)
5. The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian (1983)
6. The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams (1994)
7. The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart (1995)
8. The Burglar in the Library (1997)
9. The Burglar in the Rye (1999)
10. The Burglar on the Prowl (2004)

Evan Tannerri buruzko eleberriak

1. The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep (1966)
2. The Canceled Czech (1966)
3. Tanner's Twelve Swingers (1967)
4. The Scoreless Thai (1968)
5. Tanner's Tiger (1968)
6. Here Comes a Hero (1968)
7. Me Tanner, You Jane (1970)
8. Tanner on Ice (1998)

Chip Harrisoni buruzko eleberriak eta ipuinak

1. No Score (1970)
2. Chip Harrison Scores Again (1971)
3. Make Out With Murder (1974)
4. The Topless Tulip Caper (1975)
5. "As Dark As Christmas Gets" (1997)

Kellerri buruzko eleberriak

1. Hit Man (1998)
2. Hit List (2000)
3. Hit Parade (2006)
4. Hit and Run (2008)

Paul Kavanaghi buruzko eleberriak

1. Such Men Are Dangerous (1969)
2. The Triumph of Evil (1971)
3. Not Comin' Home to You (1974)

Fikziozko beste lan batzuk

• $20 Lust (1961)
• Death Pulls a Doublecross (1961)
• Mona (1961)
• Markham (1961)
• Pads Are for Passion (1961)
• Fidel Castro Assassinated (1961)
• The Girl with the Long Green Heart (1965)
• Deadly Honeymoon (1967)
• After the First Death (1969)
• The Specialists (1969)
• Ronald Rabbit Is a Dirty Old Man (1971)
• Ariel (1980)
• Random Walk (1988)
• Enough Rope: Collected Stories (2002)
• Small Town (2003)
• My Blueberry Nights (2007)
• Lucky at Cards (2007)
• Getting off, A novel of Sex and Violence (2011)

Idazleentzako liburuak

• Writing the Novel From Plot to Print (1979)
• Telling Lies for Fun & Profit (1981)
• Write For Your Life (1986)
• Spider, Spin Me a Web (1987)
• The Liar's Bible (2011)

Memoriak

• Step by Step: A Pedestrian Memoir (2009)

Erreferentziak

• Datuak: Q505123
• Multimedia: Lawrence Block / Q505123