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Lee Earle "James" Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a telegrammatic prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, [2] and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987) and L.A. Confidential ...
Learn about James Ellroy, the Demon Dog of American Letters, and his latest novel The Enchanters, a wild riff on the Marilyn Monroe death myth. Explore his biography, books, awards, and personal insights on his website.
James Ellroy was born under the name of Lee Earle Ellroy on March 4, 1948 in the city of Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his distinct style of writing in which he frequently omits connecting words and uses short staccato sentences.
James Ellroy (born March 4, 1948, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American author known for his best-selling crime and detective novels that examine sinister eras of modern American history, especially police corruption in Los Angeles in the 1940s.
19 Ogo 2019 · James Ellroy on his life in crime, his imaginary dog and the need to provoke. By David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya. “I’ve had precious few moments,” admitted the novelist James...
James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. His L.A. Quartet novels—The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, and White Jazz—were international best sellers.
James Ellroy — Demon Dog of American Letters — goes straight to the tragic heart of 1962 Hollywood with a wild riff on the Marilyn Monroe death myth in an astonishing, behind-the-headlines crime epic.
