Martin Cruz Smith (born Martin William Smith) was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1942. He originally wrote under the name Martin Smith only to discover there were other writers with the same name. His agent Knox Burger asked Smith to add a third name and Smith chose Cruz, the shortest name in his family. Privately, he is known as 'Bill'. Smith was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing in 1964.

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  • Martin Cruz Smith (born Martin William Smith) was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1942. He originally wrote under the name Martin Smith only to discover there were other writers with the same name. His agent Knox Burger asked Smith to add a third name and Smith chose Cruz, the shortest name in his family. Privately, he is known as 'Bill'. Smith was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing in 1964. From 1965 to 1969 he worked as a journalist, and began writing fiction in the early 1970s. His first mystery, featuring a Gypsy art dealer in New York named Roman Grey, Gypsy in Amber (1971), was nominated for an Edgar Award. Nightwing was his breakthrough novel, and he adapted it for a 1979 feature film. Smith is best known for his novels featuring the Russian Investigator Arkady Renko. In 1981, Smith wrote Gorky Park, which was called the "thriller of the '80s" by Time Magazine. It became a bestseller and won a Gold Dagger Award from the British Crime Writers' Association. Renko has appeared in five other novels by Smith, Polar Star, Red Square, Havana Bay, Wolves Eat Dogs and Stalin's Ghost. In the 1970s, Smith wrote two Slocum adult action westerns, under the pen name Jake Logan. Smith also wrote a number of other paperback originals, including a series about a character named 'The Inquisitor', who can be described as a James Bond-type agent employed by the Vatican. Martin Cruz Smith now lives in San Rafael, California with his wife and three children.
  • Martin Cruz Smith ist ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller.
  • Martin Cruz Smith, né Martin William Smith le 3 novembre 1942 à Reading, Pennsylvanie, États-Unis, est un écrivain américain. Il utilise parfois le pseudonyme de Simon Quinn.
  • Nel 1981 vince il premio Gold Dagger Award con il romanzo Gorky Park. Nel 2000 vince il premio Silver Dagger Award con il romanzo Havana Bay.
  • Martin Cruz Smith er en amerikansk forfatter. Hans døpenavn er Martin William Smith, men Smith valgte å endre mellomnavnet til Cruz etter sin bestemors etternavn. Cruz far var jazz-musikker, moren jazz-sanger og aktivist for indianernes rettigheter. Han er utdannet ved University of Pennsylvania, hvor han ble Bachelor of Arts i 1964. Fra 1965 til 1969 arbeidet han som journalist. I 1970 debuterte han med den kontrafaktiske romanen The Indians Won, lagt til et Amerika der indianerkrigene fikk et annet resultat. Fra begynnelsen på 1970-tallet livnærte han seg som forfatter, men inntil gjennombruddet med den bestselgende thrilleren Gory Park i 1981 var han avhengig av å spe på inntektene med serieproduksjon av kiosklitteratur under et stort antall pseudonymer. Det mest kjente av disse er Simon Quinn. Thrilleren Gorky Park med den sovjetiske militsmannen Arkady Renko i hovedrollen ble en stor bestselger, belønnet med blant annet Crime Writers' Associations Gold Dagger for årets beste krimroman. Time Magazine utropte boken til «thriller of the '80s». I 2005 ble den som en av syv nominert til The Dagger of Daggers, CWAs jubileumspris for beste kriminalroman utgitt de siste 50 år. Boken ble i 1983 filmatisert med William Hurt i hovedrollen.
  • Martin Cruz Smith, powieściopisarz amerykański. Marcin Cruz Smith (właściwie Martin William Smith) pierwotnie pisał pod imieniem Martin Smith. Jego agent Knox Burger poprosił Smitha, aby dodał trzeci człon do nazwiska, więc Smith wybrał Cruz. Kształcił się w University of Pennsylvania. Od 1965 do 1969 pracował jako dziennikarz, jako pisarz zadebiutował w 1970 roku. Jego książka Gypsy in Amber (1971), była nominowana do nagrody Edgar Award. Nightwing to jego przełomowa powieść, na której podstawie nakręcono film. Smith był już znanym pisarzem, z ugruntowaną pozycją na rynku, gdy w 1981 roku ukazał się Park Gorkiego. Pierwsza z cyklu sześciu powieści, których bohaterem jest oficer śledczy moskiewskiej prokuratury, Arkady Renko. Książka Park Gorkiego w niedługim czasie została nazwana "thrillerem lat '80" przez czasopismo Time Magazine, i stała się bestsellerem. Marcin Cruz Smith mieszka w San Rafael, w Kalifornii z żoną i trójką dzieci. Bibliografia: The Indians Won (1970) Gypsy in Amber (1971) Canto for a Gypsy (1972) Analog Bullet (1972) Inca Death Squad (1972) (Jako Nick Carter) The Devil's Dozen (1973) (Jako Nick Carter) The Devil in Kansas (1974) (The Inquisitor Series #1) (Jako Simon Quinn) The Last Time I Saw Hell (1974) (The Inquisitor Series #2) (Jako Simon Quinn) Nuplex Red (1974) (The Inquisitor Series #3) (Jako Simon Quinn) His Eminence, Death (1974) (The Inquisitor Series #4) (Jako Simon Quinn) The Midas Coffin (1975) (The Inquisitor Series #5) (Jako Simon Quinn) The Human Factor (1975) (JakoSimon Quinn) The Wilderness Family (1975) (Jako Martin Quinn) Last Rites for the Vulture (1975) (The Inquisitor Series #6) (Jako Simon Quinn) Nightwing (1977) Ride for Revenge (A Slocum western) (Jako Jake Logan) Stallion Gate (1986) Rose (1996) December 6 (2002) (wyszło też pod tytyłem Tokyo Station) Cykl Arkady Renko Park Gorkiego (Gorky Park, 1981) Gwiazda Polarna (Polar Star, 1989) Red Square (1992) Havana Bay (1999) Wolves Eat Dogs (2004) Duch Stalina (Stalin's Ghost, 2007)
  • Martin Cruz Smith född 1942 i Reading, Pennsylvania är en amerikansk författare av kriminalromaner.
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  • Martin Cruz Smith (born Martin William Smith) was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1942. He originally wrote under the name Martin Smith only to discover there were other writers with the same name. His agent Knox Burger asked Smith to add a third name and Smith chose Cruz, the shortest name in his family. Privately, he is known as 'Bill'. Smith was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing in 1964.
  • Martin Cruz Smith ist ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller.
  • Martin Cruz Smith, né Martin William Smith le 3 novembre 1942 à Reading, Pennsylvanie, États-Unis, est un écrivain américain. Il utilise parfois le pseudonyme de Simon Quinn.
  • Nel 1981 vince il premio Gold Dagger Award con il romanzo Gorky Park. Nel 2000 vince il premio Silver Dagger Award con il romanzo Havana Bay.
  • Martin Cruz Smith er en amerikansk forfatter. Hans døpenavn er Martin William Smith, men Smith valgte å endre mellomnavnet til Cruz etter sin bestemors etternavn. Cruz far var jazz-musikker, moren jazz-sanger og aktivist for indianernes rettigheter. Han er utdannet ved University of Pennsylvania, hvor han ble Bachelor of Arts i 1964. Fra 1965 til 1969 arbeidet han som journalist.
  • Martin Cruz Smith, powieściopisarz amerykański. Marcin Cruz Smith (właściwie Martin William Smith) pierwotnie pisał pod imieniem Martin Smith. Jego agent Knox Burger poprosił Smitha, aby dodał trzeci człon do nazwiska, więc Smith wybrał Cruz. Kształcił się w University of Pennsylvania. Od 1965 do 1969 pracował jako dziennikarz, jako pisarz zadebiutował w 1970 roku. Jego książka Gypsy in Amber (1971), była nominowana do nagrody Edgar Award.
  • Martin Cruz Smith född 1942 i Reading, Pennsylvania är en amerikansk författare av kriminalromaner.
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