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Justin Cronin (born 1962) is an American author. He has written five novels: Mary and O'Neil and The Summer Guest, as well as a vampire trilogy consisting of The Passage, The Twelve and City of Mirrors. He has won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, the Stephen Crane Prize, and a Whiting Award.[1]
Justin Cronin | |
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 Cronin at the 2012 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | 1962 (age 59–60) New England, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, English professor |
| Genre | Horror, Science fiction |
Born and raised in New England, Cronin is a graduate of Harvard University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He taught creative writing and was the "Author in-residence" at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1992 to 2003. He is a former professor of English at Rice University, and he lives with his wife and children in Houston, Texas.[2]
In July 2017, Variety reported that Fox 2000 had bought the screen rights to Cronin's vampire trilogy.[3] The first book of the series, The Passage, was released in June 2010.[4] It garnered mainly favorable reviews.[5][6] The book has been adapted by Fox into a television series, with Cronin credited as a co-producer.[7]
Bibliography
- A Short History of the Long Ball (1990)
- Mary and O'Neil (2001) – Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award and The Stephen Crane Prize from Book of the Month Club
- The Summer Guest (2004)
- The Passage (2010) (Book 1 of The Passage Trilogy)
- The Twelve (2012)[8] (Book 2 of The Passage Trilogy)
- The City of Mirrors (2016)[9] (Book 3 of The Passage Trilogy)
References
- "Justin Cronin Author Bookshelf – Random House – Books – Audiobooks – Ebooks". Random House. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- "About the Author « The Passage by Justin Cronin". Enterthepassage.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- "Justin Cronin's Vampire Trilogy Sold to Hollywood for $1.75 Million?". New York Magazine. New York: New York Media LLC. July 7, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- FRITZ LANHAM, Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle (July 18, 2007). "Houston novelist Justin Cronin sinks his teeth into deal – Houston Chronicle". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- Maslin, Janet (June 6, 2010). "Life After Apocalypse in Justin Cronin's 'Passage'". The New York Times.
- Flood, Alison (June 11, 2010). "The Passage: a post-apocalyptic vampire tale you can get your teeth into". The Guardian. London.
- "Internet Movie Database page for Justin Cronin". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "Apocalypse Wow; With big buzz around his new novel and a movie deal under his belt, Justin Cronin is lit's latest (unlikely) celebrity | Afterword | Arts | National Post". Arts.nationalpost.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
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External links
- Profile at The Whiting Foundation
- An Interview with Justin Cronin at Rollins College (February 2014)
- An Interview With Justin Cronin on KRUI's The Lit Show
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[ru] Кронин, Джастин
Джастин Кронин (англ. Justin Cronin, род. 1962[1][2][3][…], Новая Англия) — американский писатель. Он написал пять романов: «Мэри и О’Нил» и «Летний гость»; трилогию о вампирах, состоящую из «Перерождения[en]», «Двенадцати[en]» и «Города зеркал[en]». Он получил премию Фонда Хемингуэя/ПЕН-клуба (англ.) (рус., премию Стивена Крейна и премию Уайтинга[en][4].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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