Edmund Crispin (1921–1978)
Auteur de The Moving Toyshop
A propos de l'auteur
Notice de désambiguation :
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Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery, 1921—1978, an English crime writer, science-fiction anthologist and composer.
Writing as Edmund Crispin he is known for his detective novels and short stories featuring Oxford professor, Gervase Fen.
Writing as Bruce Montgomery, he was a prolific composer of vocal and film music.
(ger) Edmund Crispin war das Pseudonym von Robert Bruce Montgomery, 1921—1978, einem englischen Krimiautor, Science-fiction-Herausgeber und Komponisten. Unter dem Namen Edmund Crispin ist er bekannt für seine Detektivromane und -erzählungen um den Oxford-Professor Gervase Fen. Writing as Bruce Montgomery, he was a prolific composer of vocal and film music.
Séries
Œuvres de Edmund Crispin
The Stars and Under: A Selection of Science Fiction (1968) — Directeur de publication — 13 exemplaires
The Amorous Flea: A Musical Comedy Based on Molière's School for Wives — Compositeur — 3 exemplaires
Esther: Intrigue in the Palace 2 exemplaires
We Know You're Busy Writing, but We Thought You Wouldn't Mind If We Just… [short story] 2 exemplaires
Black Opal | I Found Him Dead | Dead and Dumb 2 exemplaires
My Joy, My Life, My Crown! 1 exemplaire
Science Fiction Stories 1 exemplaire
Best of SF Two 1 exemplaire
Svanesången 1 exemplaire
BEST S F : SCIENCE FICTION STORIES. 1 exemplaire
The Hunchback Cat [short story] 1 exemplaire
Long Distance 1 exemplaire
Best Tales of Horror 1 exemplaire
Outwards from Earth 1 exemplaire
Crispin Edmund (Robert Bruce Montgomery) 1 exemplaire
Danger, Writer at Work 1 exemplaire
Who Killed Baker? [Short story] 1 exemplaire
6 Titles By Edmund Crispin Gervase Fen Series : The Case of the Gilded Fly - Holy Disorders - Love Lies Bleeding -… 1 exemplaire
The Crime by the River [Short story] 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Great Detectives: A Century of the Best Mysteries from England and America (1984) — Contributeur — 359 exemplaires
Miraculous Mysteries: Locked Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes (2017) — Contributeur — 106 exemplaires
Bodies from the Library 2: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense by the Queens of Crime and other Masters of Golden… (2019) — Contributeur — 67 exemplaires
Ghosts from the Library: Lost Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (2023) — Contributeur — 48 exemplaires
Bodies from the Library 5: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection (2022) — Contributeur — 28 exemplaires
The Best Science Fiction Stories of C. M. Kornbluth — Introduction, quelques éditions — 5 exemplaires
Detektivhistorier fra Sherlock Holmes til Hercule Poirot — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
Appendici in giallo 1 (racconti) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Classic Crime Gift Set--Police At the Funeral, the Moving Toyshop, Death At the President's Lodging (1988) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Montgomery, Robert Bruce
- Autres noms
- Montgomery, Bruce
- Date de naissance
- 1921-10-02
- Date de décès
- 1978-09-15
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Lieu du décès
- Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK - Études
- Oxford University (St. John's College)
- Professions
- schoolmaster
musician
writer (filmscript and filmscore)
crime novelist
anthologist
composer - Organisations
- Detection Club
- Prix et distinctions
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1963)
- Notice de désambigüisation
- Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery, 1921—1978, an English crime writer, science-fiction anthologist and composer. Writing as Edmund Crispin he is known for his detective novels and short stories featuring Oxford professor, Gervase Fen. Writing as Bruce Montgomery, he was a prolific composer of vocal and film music.
Membres
Critiques
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Grenville's Planet by Michael Shaara
Counterspy by Kelley Edwards
The Wabbler by Murray Leinster
Food To All Flesh by Zenna Henderson
He Walked Around The Horses by H. Beam Piper
The Available Data on The Worp Reaction by Lion Miller
The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin
The Gift of the Gab by Jack Vance
Four in One by Damon Knight
The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith
Answer by Frederic BrownLess… (plus d'informations)
Grenville's Planet by Michael Shaara
Counterspy by Kelley Edwards
The Wabbler by Murray Leinster
Food To All Flesh by Zenna Henderson
He Walked Around The Horses by H. Beam Piper
The Available Data on The Worp Reaction by Lion Miller
The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin
The Gift of the Gab by Jack Vance
Four in One by Damon Knight
The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith
Answer by Frederic BrownLess… (plus d'informations)
This is the last Crispin book I intend to read. He comes off as too arch by half for my enjoyment. A writer who wants to show off how clever he is, but the story is not all that clever. The method of murder was obvious and therefore the murderer obvious as well, in spite of the distractions the author tried to provide. I gagged my way to the end, but no more.
Listes
British Mystery (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 55
- Aussi par
- 43
- Membres
- 6,920
- Popularité
- #3,533
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 213
- ISBN
- 237
- Langues
- 11
- Favoris
- 37
L'inizio è promettente perchè riesce a presentarci i personaggi e l'ambiente in cui si muovono in maniera brillante e scanzonata, non solo evitando il rischio "spiegone" ma addirittura riuscendo a creare un po' di suspense. Poi pian piano la storia perde mordente e si trascina in giri a vuoto, fino ad arrivare ad un finale francamente debolissimo: peccato perché di solito nei mystery si va in crescendo e si punta tutto sul climax, se non funziona quello ne risente il giudizio sull'intera opera. Il problema è che se crei un detective talmente geniale che risolve il caso tre minuti dopo essere arrivato sulla scena (cito testualmente), poi devi essere molto bravo a giustificare il motivo per cui il libro vada avanti per un altro centinaio di pagine e Crispin evidentemente non ce l'ha fatta, si è perso in lungaggini e minuzie. Per fortuna lo stile arguto e l'ironia garbata la rendono una lettura comunque piacevole.
In conclusione un amante dei gialli vecchio stile qui troverà un dignitoso esponente della categoria, personalmente lo ritengo l'ennesimo esempio del perché fra le miriadi di giallisti fioriti nella prima metà del '900 in Inghilterra solo Agatha Christie abbia superato brillantemente la prova del tempo.… (plus d'informations)