Jack Schaefer (1907–1991)
Forfatter af Shane - den tavse rytter
Om forfatteren
After receiving his B.A. from Oberlin College and doing graduate work at Columbia University, Schaefer spent most of his adult life working as a journalist. His first novel, Shane (1949), a portrait of a gunfighter trying to escape his violent past, was a success. Schaefer covers a variety of vis mere themes in his work, including the relationship of the individual to the community and how people overcome obstacles while maintaining their integrity. His characterizations are often memorable, and he has a gift for writing dialogue that sounds realistic. Critic Fred Erisman has remarked that "Schaefer brings to his writing a clear-cut sense of professionalism, a deeply felt commitment to the story-teller's craft, and a keen ear for the spoken word." (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Værker af Jack Schaefer
The Western: Four Classic Novels of the 1940s & 50s (LOA #331): The Ox-Bow Incident / Shane / The Searchers / Warlock… (2020) — Bidragyder — 108 eksemplarer
Heroes without Glory: Some Good Men of the Old West (Primus Library of Contemporary Americana) (1965) 21 eksemplarer
Shane y otras historias 2 eksemplarer
The great endurance horse race; 600 miles on a single mount, 1908, from Evanston, Wyoming, to Denver 2 eksemplarer
Adventure Calling 1 eksemplar
Aconteceu no Oeste Livro 1 1 eksemplar
Shane Livro 1 1 eksemplar
Kean Land /Stories 1 eksemplar
New Mexico 1 eksemplar
Awakening Forever (The Forever Saga Book 1) 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
The Best of the West: An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West (1991) — Bidragyder — 258 eksemplarer
A Century of Great Western Stories-An Anthology of Western Fiction (2000) — Bidragyder — 104 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Best of the West: A Treasury of Western Adventure Volumes 1 & 2 (1976) — Bidragyder — 34 eksemplarer
Best of the West III: More Stories That Inspired Classic Western Films (1990) — Bidragyder — 10 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Best of the West: A Treasury of Western Adventure Volume 2 — Bidragyder — 8 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Nop's Trials • The Fourth Protocol • The Canyon • Stormswift (1984) 6 eksemplarer
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - Australian Edition No 137 - Nov 1958 (1958) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Mortal Fear • Just Another Kid • Rockets' Red Glare • The Canyon (1988) 1 eksemplar
RDCBLP Nop's Trials | Pelageya | The Canyon 1 eksemplar
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Almen Viden
- Kanonisk navn
- Schaefer, Jack
- Juridisk navn
- Schaefer, Jack Warner
- Fødselsdato
- 1907-11-19
- Dødsdag
- 1991-01-24
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Dødssted
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
- Dødsårsag
- congestive heart failure
- Bopæl
- Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Cerrillos, New Mexico, USA - Uddannelse
- Oberlin College (AB|English, 1929)
Columbia University - Erhverv
- novelist
journalist
editor - Organisationer
- United Press
The Virginian-Pilot
The Baltimore Sun
The New Haven Journal-Courier - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award (1975)
Saddleman Award (1986)
Newbery Honor Medal (1961)
Ohioana Book Award (1961)
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Fiction For Men (1)
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Read These Too (1)
Best Westerns (1)
Newbery Adjacent (1)
Sonlight Books (1)
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