George Pelecanos

George Pelecanos is exactly the kind of writer I treasure. Across more than twenty crime novels rooted in Washington, D.C., he has won the Edgar, the Hammett Prize, and a Writers Guild Award, and his television work helped define modern prestige drama. What moves me is not the trophy shelf but his loyalty to one city. He renders D.C. not as a postcard but as a living place full of working people and back alleys. A writer willing to spend a whole career excavating a single hometown earns my deepest trust. I could read his sense of place forever.

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Name (English)

George Pelecanos

Name (Japanese)

ジョージ・P・ペレケーノス

Reading

じょーじ・P・ぺれけーのす

Born

February 18, 1957 (age 69)

Origin

Washington, D.C., United States

Occupation

writer / screenwriter / film producer / novelist / television producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

High school

Northwood High School

University

University of Maryland

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Writers Guild of America Award
• 2000 German Crime Fiction Award
• 2009 Hammett Prize
• 1999 Maltese Falcon Award
• 2007 Barry Award for Best Novel
• 2007 Edgar Awards

• Official sitehttps://www.hachettebookgroup.com/features/georgepelecanos/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Pelecanos
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BBP%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508039

Tags

• writer
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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