Книга: Kerry Greenwood «Raisins and Almonds»
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Производитель: "Книга по Требованию" Praise for Raisins and Almonds... `A great period piece that brings to life the Jewish culture in Australia in the late 1920s.` -Midwest Book Review Phryne Fisher loves dancing, especially with gorgeous young Simon Abrahams. But Phryne`s contentment at the Jewish Young People`s Society Dance is cut short when Simon`s father asks her to investigate the strange death of a devout young student in Miss Sylvia Lee`s East Market bookshop. Miss Lee has been arrested for the murder, and Phryne believes that she is a very unlikely killer. Investigation leads Phryne into the exotic world of Yiddish, refugees, rabbis, kosher dinners, Kadimah, strange alchemical symbols, and chicken soup. With help from the old faithfuls Bert and Cec, her taxi driver friends; her devoted companion Dot; and Detective Inspector `Call me Jack` Robinson, Phryne picks her way through the mystery. She soon finds herself at the heart of a situation far graver and more political than she at first appreciates. And all... ISBN:9781590585160 Издательство: "Книга по Требованию" (2012)
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Kerry Greenwood
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Kerry Greenwood signing books at the launch of Forbidden Fruit |
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| Born | Kerry Greenwood 17 June 1954 Melbourne |
| Occupation | Writer, locum solicitor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genres | Crime, historical, science-fiction |
| Notable work(s) | Phryne Fisher series |
| Notable award(s) | Multiple, see below |
| Partner(s) | Registered wizard |
| Children | None |
Kerry Greenwood (born 17 June 1954 in Footscray, Victoria[1]) is a solicitor from Melbourne, Australia. She is also the author of many plays and books, most notably a string of historical detective novels centred on the character of Phryne Fisher. She writes mysteries, science-fiction, historical fiction, and children's stories, as well as plays. She is unmarried but lives with a "registered wizard."
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Awards and nominations
- Aurealis Award for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Division, Best Novel, 1996: joint winner for The Broken Wheel
- Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award, Book of the Year: Younger Readers, 2002: honour book for A Different Sort of Real : The Diary of Charlotte McKenzie, Melbourne 1918-1919
- Davitt Award, Best Young Fiction Book, 2002: winner for The Three-Pronged Dagger
- Davitt Award, Best Young Fiction Book, 2003: nominated for The Wandering Icon
- Davitt Award, Best Adult Novel, 2003: nominated for Murder in Montparnasse : A Phryne Fisher Mystery
- Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing, Lifetime Contribution, 2003
- Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2005: shortlisted for Heavenly Pleasures : A Corinna Chapman Novel
- Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2005: shortlisted for Queen of the Flowers : A Phryne Fisher Mystery
- New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books, 2006: shortlisted for Journey to Eureka
- Davitt Award, Readers' Choice Award, 2006: joint winner for Heavenly Pleasures : A Corinna Chapman Novel
- Davitt Award, Readers' Choice Award, 2007: joint winner for Devil's Food
- Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2008: nominated for Trick or Treat
Books
Phryne Fisher historical mysteries
- Cocaine Blues (1989) aka Death by Misadventure[2]
- Flying Too High (1990)
- Murder on the Ballarat Train (1991)
- Death at Victoria Dock (1992)
- The Green Mill Murder (1993)
- Blood And Circuses (1994)
- Ruddy Gore (1995)
- Urn Burial (1996)
- Raisins and Almonds (1997)
- Death Before Wicket (1999)
- Away With the Fairies (2001)
- Murder in Montparnasse (2002)
- The Castlemaine Murders (2003)
- Queen of the Flowers (2004)
- Death By Water (2005)
- Murder in the Dark (2006)
- Murder on a Midsummer Night (2008)
- Dead Man's Chest (2010)
- The Phryne Fisher Mysteries: Cocaine Blues / Flying Too High (omnibus) (2004)
- A Question of Death (short story collection) (2008)
Corinna Chapman mysteries
- Earthly Delights (2004)
- Heavenly Pleasures (2005)
- Devil's Food (2006)
- Trick or Treat (2007)
- Forbidden Fruit (2009)
- Cooking the Books (2011)
Delphic Women
- Cassandra (1995)
- Electra (1996)
- Medea (1997)
Spinouts (with Michael Pryor and Catherine Randle)
- The Bold and The Brave (2000)
Stormbringer
The Broken Wheel, Whaleroad, Cave Rats and Feral are prequels to the Stormbringer trilogy. Characters in Stormbringer refer to events in those books, but are otherwise independent.
- The Rat and the Raven (2005)
- Lightning Nest (2006)
- Ravens Rising (2006)
Novels
- The Wandering Icon (1992)
- The Childstone Cycle (1994)
- Quest (1996)
- The Broken Wheel (1996)
- Whaleroad (1996)
- Cave Rats (1997)
- Feral (1998)
- Whaleroad, Cave Rats and Feral published in one volume in 2002
Collections
- Recipes for Crime (1995) (with Jenny Pausacker)
Anthologies edited
- Bad to the Bones (2002)
Short fiction
"Jetsam" (1998) in Dreaming Down-Under (ed. Jack Dann, Janeen Webb)
Non-fiction
- On Murder (2000)
- On Murder 2 (2002)
Notes
- ^ "Kerry Greenwood". Austlit. http://www.austlit.edu.au/common/samples/Greenwood.html. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ Kerry Greenwood at Fantastic Fiction
External links
- Phyrne Fisher's Website
- Corinna Chapman's Website
- Interview with Kerry Greenwood at Allen & Unwin
- Sue Ryan-Fazilleau 'Kerry Greenwood's "Rewriting" of Agatha Christie' JASAL 7 (2007)
- "On the couch with Kerry Greenwood". The Age. 14 August 2003. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/13/1060588441841.html. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- "Getting Feral With Kerry". Diverse Universe. September 2003. http://www.spacedoutinc.org/DU-17/KerryGreenwoodInterview.html. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- "George Negus Tonight with Kerry Greenwood". ABC. 23 February 2004. http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Transcripts/s1051040.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- "Death by Water - Review". The Age. 26 June 2005. http://www.theage.com.au/news/reviews/death-by-water/2005/06/25/1119321938129.html. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- "Crime According to Kerry Greenwood". Kathleen Fisher's Tiny Purple Fish Blog. September 2007. http://tinypurplefishphotography.blogspot.com/2007/10/crime-according-to-kerry-greenwood.html. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- "Author Interview: Kerry Greenwood". Sydney Writers' Centre Blog. 19 October 2007. http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2007/10/author-intervie.html. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- Video from "Forbidden Fruit" book signing at Sun Cinema, Yarraville
- 1954 births
- Women novelists
- Australian women writers
- Australian crime writers
- Living people
- Australian writer stubs
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