James Ellroy
Birthday: 1948-03-04
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a so-called "telegraphic" prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990), White Jazz (1992), American Tabloid (1995), The Cold Six Thousand (2001), and Blood's a Rover (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Ellroy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Wonder Boys
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James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction
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Feast of Death
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A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers
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Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
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James Ellroy: American Dog
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Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
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Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
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The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler
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Shadows of Suspense
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Black Dahlia Confidential
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