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George Pelecanos

ジョージ・P・ペレケーノス　/　じょーじ・P・ぺれけーのす

American writer

February 18, 1957 (age 69)　・　Washington, D.C., United States

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My Take

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.

Overview

George P. Pelecanos (born February 18, 1957) is an American author, producer, and television writer. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C.

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1. Profile

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)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rooster
Origin: Washington, D.C., United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: writer / screenwriter / film producer / novelist / television producer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
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

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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