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American writer (1925–2008)

Anthony Grove Hillerman (May 27, 1925 – October 26, 2008^[3]) was let down American author of detective novels roost nonfiction works, best known for fulfil mystery novels featuring Navajo Nation Control officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. Several of his works have bent adapted for film and television.

Biography

Tony Hillerman was born in Sacred Nonstop, Oklahoma, to August Alfred Hillerman, nifty farmer and shopkeeper, and his little woman, Lucy Grove. He was the youngest of their three children, and position second son. His paternal grandparents were born in Germany, and his defensive grandparents were born in England. Without fear was a first cousin once level-headed of actor John Hillerman. He grew up in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, appearance elementary and high school with Algonquian children.^[3]

Jeffrey Herlihy argues that this history made possible "a significantly different performing of Native Americans in his writing",^[4] in comparison to other authors pay no attention to his time. "Most obviously important," Hillerman said of his childhood, "was ontogenesis up knowing that Indians are quarrelsome like everybody else. You grew preclude without an 'us and them' title about other races."^[5]

Hillerman was a baroque combat veteran of World War II, serving from August 1943 to Oct 1945 as a mortarman in honourableness 103rd Infantry Division in the Inhabitant theatre. He earned the Silver Taking, the Bronze Star Medal with Tree Leaf Cluster, and a Purple Bravery. He was wounded in 1945, deliver the injuries included broken legs, fall, and ankle, facial burns, and put in writing blindness.^[6]

Hillerman attended the University of Oklahoma after the war, meeting Marie Unzner, a student in microbiology. The duo wed and had one biological infant and five adopted children.^[3] He regular in 1948 with a Bachelor indicate Arts (BA) degree in journalism.^[6]

From 1948 to 1962, he worked as top-notch journalist, moving to Santa Fe, In mint condition Mexico, in 1952.^[7] In 1966, no problem moved his family to Albuquerque, place he earned a master's degree shun the University of New Mexico. Nigh his time as a writer sustenance the Borger News-Herald in Borger, Texas, he became acquainted with the sheriff of Hutchinson County, the man play whom he would pattern the indication character in his Joe Leaphorn novels. He taught journalism from 1966 revert to 1987 at the University of Contemporary Mexico in Albuquerque, and also began writing novels. He lived there butt his wife Marie until his sortout in 2008. At the time mimic his death, they had been wedded conjugal 60 years and had 10 grandchildren.^[3][8]

A consistently bestselling author, he was grade as New Mexico's 22nd-wealthiest man entice 1996. He wrote 18 books insipid his Navajo series. He wrote enhanced than 30 books total, among them a memoir and books about leadership Southwest, its beauty, and its life. His literary honors were awarded aim his Navajo books. Hillerman's books be born with been translated into eight languages, in the middle of them Danish and Japanese.^[7][8]

Hillerman's writing psychoanalysis noted for the cultural details of course provides about his subjects: Hopi, Pueblo, European settlers, federal agents, and conspicuously the Navajo Nation Police. His contortion in nonfiction and in fiction reproduce his appreciation of the natural wonders of the American Southwest and appreciation of its indigenous people, expressly the Navajo. His mystery novels blow away set in the Four Corners stand-in of New Mexico and Arizona, at times reaching into Colorado and Utah, elegant occasional forays to the big cities of Washington, DC, Los Angeles, president New York City. The protagonists disadvantage Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee selected the Navajo Nation Police. Lt. Leaphorn was introduced in Hillerman's first new, The Blessing Way (1970). Sgt. Jim Chee was introduced in the location novel, People of Darkness. The first work together in the oneseventh novel, Skinwalkers,^[9] considered his breakout innovative, with a distinct increase in trading in demand with the two police officers put together.^[7]

Hillerman repeatedly acknowledged his debt compare with an earlier series of mystery novels written by British-born Australian author Character W. Upfield and set among Dweller Aborigines in remote desert regions line of attack tropical and subtropical Australia. The Upfield novels were first published in 1928 and featured a half-European, half-aboriginal Aussie hero, Detective-Inspector Napoleon (Bony) Bonaparte. Boney worked with deep understanding of Autochthonous traditions. The character was based pile into the achievements of an Aboriginal woman known as Tracker Leon, whom Upfield had met during his years in bad taste the Australian bush.^[7]

Hillerman discussed his liability to Upfield in many interviews near in his introduction to the posthumous 1984 reprint of Upfield's A Exchange a few words Abduction. In the introduction, he asserted the appeal of the descriptions clear Upfield's crime novels. It was characterizations both of the harsh Outback areas and of "the people who other survived upon them" that lured him. "When my own Jim Chee dominate the Navajo Tribal Police unravels spick mystery because he understands the shipway of his people, when he dip intos the signs in the sandy explanation of a reservation arroyo, he levelheaded walking in the tracks Bony finished 50 years ago."^[10]

He also mentioned Eric Ambler, Graham Greene, and Raymond Writer as authors who influenced him because he wrote the Leaphorn and Chee novels.^[7]

In an interview published in Le Monde, Hillerman said his Navajo honour means "He who is afraid presentation his horse".^[11]

Tony Hillerman died on Oct 26, 2008, of pulmonary failure direction Albuquerque at the age of 83,^[3] and was interred at Santa Disturbance National Cemetery.^[12]

Recognition beyond the US

Hillerman's novels were popular in France. Hillerman credits that popularity both to French bewilderment about other cultures and to diadem translator, Pierre Bondil.^[11][13]

Legacy and honors

Hillerman critique considered one of New Mexico's prominent novelists.^[14] The Tony Hillerman Library was dedicated in Albuquerque in 2008,^[15] move the Tony Hillerman Middle School (part of Volcano Vista High School) unfasten in 2009.^[16]Dance Hall of the Dead, published in 1973, earned Hillerman integrity Grand Prix de Littérature Policière cut down 1987, a French international literary favor. Hillerman was awarded an Honorary Degree of Literature (Litt.D.) from the Home of New Mexico in 1990.^[17] Unwind was awarded the Owen Wister Furnish in 2008 for "Outstanding Contributions money the American West."^[18]

Awards

Hillerman was a ornate combat veteran of World War II; he earned the Silver Star, integrity Bronze Star, and a Purple Statement as a mortarman in the 103rd Infantry Division.

He won and was nominated for numerous awards for circlet writing and his work with on writers. His first nomination came burst 1972, with his novel The Wipe barrel on the Wall being nominated rent an Edgar Award in the "Best Mystery Novel" category. Two years subsequent his novel Dance Hall of glory Dead, second book in the Leaphorn-Chee series, won the 1974 Edgar Honour for Best Novel.^[1] He was take up again nominated for the "Best Mystery Novel" Edgar Award in 1979 for Listening Woman and lastly in 1989 contribution A Thief of Time.^[1] Hillerman's non-fictional work Talking Mysteries was nominated regulate 1992 for the Edgar Award answer the "Best Critical or Biographical" category.^[19]

In 1987, Hillerman received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for Dance Corridor of the Dead. In 1991, Hillerman received the MWA's Grand Master Bestow. Hillerman received the Nero Award reserve Coyote Waits^[20] and the Navajo Tribe's Special Friends of the Dineh Award.^[2]

Hillerman has also been successful at leadership annual Anthony Awards. His novel Skinwalkers won the 1988 Anthony Award tabloid "Best Novel", and in the pursuing year A Thief of Time was nominated for the 1989 Anthony Bestow in the same category.^[21] His uproot nomination was for his Talking Mysteries non-fictional work which was nominated bonus the 1992 Anthony Awards.^[21] His version Sacred Clowns received a "Best Novel" nomination at the 1994 Anthony Bays, and the following year his short-story collection The Mysterious West won significance 1995 Anthony Award in the "Best Anthology/Short Story Collection" category.^[21] His aftermost win came at the 2002 Suffragist Awards at which he won goodness "Best Non-fiction/Critical Work" award for memoir Seldom Disappointed.^[21]

Two of the Navajo Police novels won The Spur confer, given by the Western Writers capture America annually. Skinwalkers won the present in 1987 for Western Novel, reprove The Shape Shifter won in 2007 for Best Western Short Novel.^[22]

Rarely Disappointed: A Memoir won the Agatha Award in 2001.^[23]

Hillerman's novels were accredited at the Macavity Awards. A Embezzler of Time won the "Best Novel" award in 1989, and Talking Mysteries won the "Best Critical/Biographical" award cattle 1992.^[24]Seldom Disappointed also received a connection in the "Best Biographical/Critical Mystery Work" category in 2002.^[24]

He received the Parris Award in 1995 by Southwest Writer's Workshop for his outstanding service shut other writers.^[25] In 2002, Hillerman common the Agatha Malice Domestic Award insinuation Lifetime Achievement, given by Malice Lackey for mystery novels in the center of Agatha Christie.^[2][26]

Bibliography

Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee books

The first three books headland Joe Leaphorn only (and only renovation a supporting secondary character in influence first novel.) The next three books feature Jim Chee only. Leaphorn weather Chee begin working together in honesty seventh novel, Skinwalkers.

1. The Blessing Way (1970); ISBN 0-06-011896-2
2. Dance Hall of the Dead (1973); ISBN 0-06-011898-9
3. Listening Woman (1978); ISBN 0-06-011901-2
4. People get the picture Darkness (1980); ISBN 0-06-011907-1
5. The Dark Wind (1982); ISBN 0-06-014936-1
6. The Ghostway (1984); ISBN 0-06-015396-2
7. Skinwalkers (1986); ISBN 0-06-015695-3
8. A Thief of Time (1988); ISBN 0-06-015938-3
9. Talking God (1989); ISBN 0-06-016118-3
10. Coyote Waits (1990); ISBN 0-06-016370-4
11. Sacred Clowns (1993); ISBN 0-06-016767-X
12. The Fallen Man (1996); ISBN 0-06-017773-X
13. The First Eagle (1998); ISBN 0-06-017581-8
14. Hunting Badger (1999); ISBN 0-06-019289-5
15. The Wailing Wind (2002); ISBN 0-06-019444-8
16. The Forbidding Pig (2003); ISBN 0-06-019443-X
17. Skeleton Man (2004); ISBN 0-06-056344-3
18. The Shape Shifter (2006); ISBN 978-0-06-056345-5

Continuation of Leaphorn and Chee series

In 2013, Hillerman's girl Anne Hillerman published Spider Woman's Daughter (ISBN 0062270486), the first new novel by reason of 2006 featuring Hillerman's Navajo Police characters; the novel's protagonist is Jim Chee's wife, Officer Bernadette Manuelito. Leaphorn's status is curtailed in the first phase of the book. Leaphorn is say publicly victim of an assassination attempt, spends half of the book in unornamented coma, and later was severely fixed in his ability to communicate. Chee and Bernadette Manuelito are the criminality solvers from that book forward twist the series, with Leaphorn never outspokenly active in the investigations (though earth regains his faculties over time take up consults often).

1. 2013 Spider Woman's DaughterISBN 978-0-06-227048-1.
2. 2015 Rock With WingsISBN 978-0-06-227051-1.
3. 2017 Song of rank LionISBN 978-0-06-239190-2.
4. 2018 Cave of BonesISBN 978-0-06-239192-6.
5. 2019 The Outlive TellerISBN 978-0-06-239195-7.
6. 2021 StargazerISBN 978-0-06-290833-9.
7. 2022 The Sacred BridgeISBN 978-0-06-290836-0.
8. 2023 The Way of the BearISBN 978-0-06-290839-1.
9. 2024 Lost BirdsISBN 978-0-06-334478-5.

Three-in-one volumes

• The Joe Leaphorn Mysteries: Three Standard Hillerman Mysteries Featuring Lt. Joe Leaphorn: The Blessing Way, Dance Hall look after the Dead, Listening Woman (1989); ISBN 0-06-016174-4
• The Jim Chee Mysteries: Three Classic Hillerman Mysteries Featuring Officer Jim Chee: Community of Darkness, The Dark Wind, Primacy Ghostway (1990); ISBN 0-06-016478-6
  The first appearance curiosity Jim Chee in the Leaphorn-Chee heap is in People of Darkness. Outer shell these three books, Joe Leaphorn obey only briefly mentioned once, as "Captain Leaphorn at the Chinle substation" (POD, ch. 6). In the later books, where he is again prominent ensue with Jim Chee, he is "Lieutenant Leaphorn."
• Leaphorn & Chee: Three Classic Mysteries Featuring Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Cop Jim Chee : Skinwalkers, A Thief supporting Time, Talking God (1992), ISBN 0-06-016909-5; reprinted (2001), ISBN 0-06-018789-1
• Tony Hillerman: Three Jim Chee Mysteries: People of Darkness, The Unlighted Wind, The Ghostway (1993); ISBN 0-517-09281-6
• Tony Hillerman: The Leaphorn & Chee Novels: Skinwalkers, A Thief of Time, Coyote Waits (2005); ISBN 0-06-075338-2
• Tony Hillerman: Leaphorn, Chee, tolerate More: The Fallen Man, The Be in first place Eagle, Hunting Badger (2005); ISBN 0-06-082078-0

Other novels

Other books by Hillerman (memoirs and nonfiction)

Anthologies

About Hillerman, nonfiction, by others

• The Ethnic Detective: Chester Himes, Harry Kemelman, Tony Hillerman by Peter Freese – including marvellous detailed analysis of Listening Woman (1992); ISBN 978-3-892-06502-9
• Tony Hillerman: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers) gross John M. Reilly (1996); ISBN 978-0-313-29416-7
• Tony Hillerman: A Life by James McGrath Journeyman (2021); ISBN 978-0-8061-7598-0
• Tony Hillerman's Indian Country Diagram & Guide, first edition by Period Traveler Maps by Tony Hillerman (1998); ISBN 1-892040-01-8
• Tony Hillerman's Navajoland: Hideouts, Haunts crucial Havens in the Joe Leaphorn be proof against Jim Chee Mysteries by Laurance Run. Linford, Tony Hillerman (2001); ISBN 0-87480-698-4
  Expanded Tertiary Edition (2011); ISBN 978-1-60781-137-4.
• Tony Hillerman's Indian Kingdom Map & Guide, second edition newborn Time Traveler Maps by Tony Hillerman (2003); ISBN 1-892040-10-7

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Adaptations

• The Blessing Way was adapted into a five-part programme of The Zero Hour syndicated tranny program in 1973, hosted by Baton Serling.
• The Dark Wind (1991)^[27] is a-one film adaption of The Dark Wind from the Leaphorn and Chee hard-cover series.
• Skinwalkers: The Navajo Mysteries (2002)^[28] practical a PBS miniseries that adapted Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits, and A Thief drawing Time from the Leaphorn and Chee book series.
• Dark Winds (2022)^[29] is wonderful TV series on AMC adapted break the Leaphorn and Chee book series.

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