Английская Википедия:Erik Larson (author)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Erik Larson (born January 3, 1954) is an American journalist and author of mostly nonfiction books. He has written a number of bestsellers,[1] including The Devil in the White City (2003), about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and a series of murders by H. H. Holmes that were committed in the city around the time of the Fair.[2] The Devil in the White City won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category, among other awards. Larson released his first novel in audiobook format only, titled No One Goes Alone, on September 28, 2021.

Early life and education

Larson was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Freeport, Long Island, New York.[3] He studied Russian history at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude in 1976. After a year off, he attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, graduating in 1978.[3][4] He was inspired to go into journalism after seeing the movie All the President's Men.[5]

Writing career

Larson's first newspaper job was with the Bucks County Courier Times in Levittown, Pennsylvania, where he wrote about murder, witches, environmental poisons, and other "equally pleasant" things. He later became a features writer for The Wall Street Journal and Time, where he is still a contributing writer. His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and other publications.[5]

Books

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Erik Larson talks about In The Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and An American Family in Hitler's Berlin on Bookbits radio.

Larson has written a number of books, mostly historical nonfiction. In a 2016 interview with the Knoxville Mercury, Larson stated he does all of his own research, asking, "why should I let anybody else have that fun?" He included among his literary inspirations David McCullough, Barbara Tuchman, David Halberstam, and Walter Lord.[5] Larson's 2006 book Thunderstruck intersperses the story of Hawley Harvey Crippen with that of Guglielmo Marconi and the invention of radio.[6]

Teaching and public speaking

Larson has taught non-fiction writing at San Francisco State University, the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and the University of Oregon, and he has spoken to audiences across the United States.Шаблон:Citation needed

Personal life

Larson has lived in Philadelphia; Bristol, Pennsylvania; San Francisco; and Baltimore.Шаблон:Citation needed He and his wife, Dr. Christine Gleason,[7] have three daughters. They reside in New York City and maintain a home in Seattle, Washington.[4]

Works

Title Year ISBN Publisher Subject matter Interviews, presentations, and reviews Comments
The Naked Consumer: How Our Private Lives Become Public Commodities 1992 Шаблон:ISBN Henry Holt and Company Consumer privacy, Market research
Lethal Passage 1994 Шаблон:ISBN Crown Publishers Gun culture in the U.S., Gun law in the U.S., Gun politics in the U.S., Gun violence in the U.S. The subtitle for the 1994 hardcover version is How the Travels of a Single Handgun Expose the Roots of America's Gun Crisis; The subtitle of the 1995 paperback version is The Story of a Gun.
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History 1999 Шаблон:ISBN Random House Isaac Cline, 1900 Galveston hurricane Presentation by Larson on Isaac's Storm, November 6, 1999, C-SPAN
Presentation by Larson on Isaac's Storm, August 22, 2000, C-SPAN
Book group discussion on Isaac's Storm, November 21, 2005, C-SPAN
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America 2002 Шаблон:ISBN Crown Publishers World's Columbian Exposition, H. H. Holmes Presentation by Larson on The Devil in the White City, February 18, 2003, C-SPAN
Booknotes interview with Larson on The Devil in the White City, September 14, 2003, C-SPAN
Book group discussion on The Devil in the White City, October 13, 2005, C-SPAN
Thunderstruck 2006 Шаблон:ISBN Crown Publishers Hawley Harvey Crippen, Guglielmo Marconi Presentation by Larson on Thunderstruck, June 9, 2007, C-SPAN
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin 2011 Шаблон:ISBN Crown Publishers William Dodd, Nazification of Germany Fresh Air interview with Larson on In the Garden of the Beasts, May 2, 2011, National Public Radio
Presentation by Larson on In the Garden of the Beasts, May 23, 2011, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Larson on In the Garden of the Beasts, July 24, 2011, C-SPAN
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 2015 Шаблон:ISBN Crown Publishers Sinking of the RMS Lusitania Q&A interview with Larson on Dead Wake, March 29, 2015, C-SPAN
Presentation by Larson on Dead Wake, March 27, 2015, C-SPAN
Presentation by Larson on Dead Wake, June 6, 2015, C-SPAN
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz 2020 Шаблон:ISBN Penguin Random House The Blitz, Winston Churchill in the Second World War Interview with Larson on The Splendid and the Vile, May 5, 2020, C-SPAN
No One Goes Alone 2021 Шаблон:ISBN Penguin Random House William James Fiction; Audiobook only.
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War 2024 Шаблон:ISBN Crown Books The Civil War

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  5. ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 Everett, Matthew. "Q&A: Author Erik Larson." Knoxville Mercury, 16 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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