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George Pelecanos: I was a movie freak originally and not much of a book person. That changed for me in college, but before that, I was deeply influenced by films. Going back to the 60s, the movies that left the most lasting impression on me were The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape (both from John Sturges), The Dirty Dozen (Aldrich), the Sergio Leone westerns, and Peckinpah's The Wild ...
George Pelecanos è uno scrittore statunitense di origine greca, nato a Washington D.C. nel 1957. Prima di raggiungere la fama con i suoi ventuno romanzi premiati in tutto il mondo, Pelecanos ha fatto numerosi lavori che spesso ritroviamo svolti dai personaggi delle sue opere: dal lavapiatti al barista, dal commesso specializzato in scarpe da donna al cuoco. La sua fama va inoltre ricondotta ...
6 de feb. de 2024 · George Pelecanos’ latest book, “Owning Up,” comprised of four short stories, approximately 60 pages each, is an entertaining read, especially for those readers in the Washington metropolitan area. Set in Northeast DC and the Prince George’s County suburbs, a sub-theme is his subjects playing off and reacting to the then newsworthy events.
George Pelecanos es un guionista y personaje nacido en el año 1957 en Estados Unidos conocido por The Wire (Bajo escucha) (Serie de TV), Treme (Serie de TV), The Deuce (Serie de TV), La ciudad es nuestra (Miniserie de TV), The Deuce (Las Crónicas de Times Square) - Episodio piloto (TV), A Dry Run (Miniserie de TV), The Rules of Film Noir (TV) (TV), Bosch (Serie de TV) y Una noche de ...
5 de feb. de 2024 · Although George Pelecanos has devoted much of his energy toward writing for television in recent years (“The Wire,” “The Duce,” “We Own This City”), he has continued to produce first-rate crime novels set in his native Washington, D.C.. Working in a genre often associated with grisly murders, car chases, gunfights, and clear lines between good and evil, he has always been less ...
26 de sept. de 2020 · George Pelecanos representa una rara excepción a la norma: su arte nodriza era la novela (negra y social), pero se pasó a la escritura de guiones para series de televisión (The Wire, Treme, The ...
Leben. George P. Pelecanos hat griechische Vorfahren und wuchs in Washington D.C. auf, wohin sein Vater als Kind emigrierte.Als Kind einer Arbeiterfamilie half Pelecanos der Familie, die sich in der griechischen Einwandererszene mit Arbeiten in der Billiggastronomie, Bars, Coffeeshops etc. ihren Lebensunterhalt verdiente.
