| Ian Rankin | |
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| Pen name | Jack Harvey |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality |  Scottish |
| Writing period | 1987 - |
| Genres | Crime fiction |
| Notable work(s) | Inspector Rebus |
Ian Rankin OBE, DL, (born 28 April 1960, in Cardenden, Fife, Scotland, UK) is a Scottish author and one of the best-selling crime writers in the United Kingdom. A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Crime fiction is the Genre of Fiction that deals with Crimes their detection criminals and their motives It is usually distinguished from The Inspector Rebus books are a series of Detective novels by the Scottish author Ian Rankin. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The former mining town of Cardenden lies on the South bank of the River Ore in the parish of Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland. Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created A crime writer is an author of Crime fiction. Crime writers are often but not exclusively authors of Detective fiction, which may form part or all of their work The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located His best known books are the Inspector Rebus novels. The Inspector Rebus books are a series of Detective novels by the Scottish author Ian Rankin. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story He has also written several pieces of literary criticism. Literary criticism is the study discussion evaluation and interpretation of Literature.
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Background
Rankin's standard biography states that before becoming a full-time novelist he worked as grape-picker, swineherd, taxman, alcohol researcher, hi-fi journalist, college secretary and punk musician. [1]; his CV omits a stint as Literature tutor at the University of Edinburgh where he retains an involvement with the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Founded in 1919 the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are among the oldest and most prestigious book prizes awarded for literature written in the English Language and are Britain's After graduating from Edinburgh University he moved to London for four years and then rural France for six while he developed his career as a novelist. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. He attended Beath High School, Cowdenbeath (which has recently been rebuilt). Beath High School is a non-denominational state Secondary school located in Cowdenbeath, Fife. Etymology Cowdenbeath (Coilltean Beithe in Scottish Gaelic, literally meaning 'birch woods' is a Burgh in west Fife, Scotland.
He lives in Edinburgh with his wife Miranda and their two sons Jack and Kit. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Rankin also used to live near the Commonwealth swimming pool. He has stated on a number of occasions that one of his favourite novels is Rivals by Jilly Cooper. Jilly Cooper, OBE (born February 21, 1937) is an English Author.
Writing
Rankin did not set out to be a crime writer. A crime writer is an author of Crime fiction. Crime writers are often but not exclusively authors of Detective fiction, which may form part or all of their work He thought his first novels Knots and Crosses and Hide and Seek were mainstream books, more in keeping with the Scottish traditions of Robert Louis Stevenson and even Muriel Spark (the subject of Rankin's uncompleted Ph. (This page is about a novel For the 1990's folk band Knots and Crosses see Carol Noonan. Hide and Seek is a 1991 Crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the second of the Inspector Rebus novels Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850–3 December 1894 was a Scottish novelist poet and travel writer, and a representative of Neo-romanticism in Dame Muriel Spark, DBE ( February 1, 1918 &ndash April 13, 2006) was an award-winning Scottish Novelist. D. thesis), and was disconcerted by their classification as genre fiction. He was reassured by Scottish novelist, Allan Massie, who tutored Rankin while Massie was writer-in-residence at Edinburgh University: who would want to be a dry academic writer when "they could be John Buchan?"
Rankin's Inspector Rebus novels are mainly set in Edinburgh, and are major contributions to the Tartan Noir genre. List of Scottish novelists is an incomplete alphabetical list of Scottish Novelists This list includes novelists of all genres writing in English, Allan Massie (born 1938 is a well-known Scottish Journalist, Novelist and establishment figure John Buchan 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC ( August 26, 1875 &ndash February 11, 1940 The Inspector Rebus books are a series of Detective novels by the Scottish author Ian Rankin. Tartan Noir is a form of Crime fiction particular to Scotland and Scottish writers Four of the novels were televised on ITV, starring John Hannah. For information on the Rebus word and picture puzzle see Rebus. John David Hannah (born April 23 1962) is a Scottish Actor of Film and Television. In early 2006 Ken Stott took over in the part of Rebus, and was hailed by many fans as an ideal fit for the character. Kenneth Campbell Stott (born 1955 is a Scottish actor particularly known in the United Kingdom for his many roles in television
Rankin confirmed that he will soon start work on a five- or six-issue run on the comic book Hellblazer, although the story may be turned into a standalone graphic novel instead. Hellblazer is a contemporary horror Comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. He talked about this at length with Simon Mayo on Radio Five Live. Simon Mayo (born 21 September 1958 in Southgate London) is an English radio presenter
Documentaries
He is a regular contributor to the BBC Two arts programme Newsnight Review. His 3-part documentary series on the subject of evil was broadcast on Channel 4 in December 2002. Evil, in many cultures is used to describe acts or thoughts which are contrary to some particular religion In 2005 he presented a 30-minute documentary on BBC4 called Rankin on the Staircase in which he investigated the relationship between real-life cases and crime fiction, loosely based on the Michael Peterson murder case as documented in Jean-Xavier Lestrade's documentary series 'Death on the Staircase'. The same year he collaborated with folk musician Jackie Leven on the album Jackie Leven Said. Jackie Leven, born June 18, 1950 in Fife, Scotland is a Scottish songwriter and Folk music musician
In 2007, Rankin appeared in programmes for BBC Four exploring the origins of his alter-ego character, John Rebus. Titled "Ian Rankin's Hidden Edinburgh" and "Ian Rankin Investigates Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde," Rankin looks at the origins of the character and the events that led to his creation.
Awards
Rankin has been elected as a Hawthornden Fellow and won the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He has also won two Crime Writers' Association (CWA) Dagger prizes for short stories and in 1997 the CWA Macallan Gold Dagger for Fiction for Black and Blue (which was also short-listed for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for best novel). The Crime Writers Association is a writers' association in the United Kingdom. The Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for best Crime novel of the year Black and Blue is a 1997 Crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the eighth of the Inspector Rebus novels Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers based in New York. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars) named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. He won the Edgar in 2004 for Resurrection Men. Resurrection Men is a 2002 Novel by Ian Rankin. It is the thirteenth of the Inspector Rebus novels In 2005 he was awarded the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger to mark a lifetime's achievement in crime writing. He has honorary doctorates from the University of Edinburgh[2]. The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. , the University of Abertay Dundee, from the University of St Andrews and, in 2005, from the University of Hull. The University of Abertay Dundee, usually known simply as Abertay University, is a Modern University located in Dundee, Scotland. The University of St Andrews is the oldest University in Scotland and third oldest in the English-speaking world, having been founded between The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English University, founded in 1927 located in Hull (or Kingston upon Hull) a In June 2002 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire in the Golden Jubilee Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to literature. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary of a monarch's reign The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery achievement or service to the United Kingdom.
Bibliography
To date he has written at least 21 novels, including:
Inspector Rebus novels
- Knots and Crosses (1987)
- Hide and Seek (1991)
- Tooth and Nail (1992 - originally published as Wolfman)
- Strip Jack (1992)
- The Black Book (1993)
- Mortal Causes (1994)
- Let it Bleed (1996)
- Black and Blue (1997)
- The Hanging Garden (1998)
- Dead Souls (1999)
- Set in Darkness (2000)
- The Falls (2001)
- Resurrection Men (2002)
- A Question of Blood (2003)
- Fleshmarket Close (2004)
- The Naming of the Dead (2006)
- Exit Music (2007)
Jack Harvey novels
- Witch Hunt (1993)
- Bleeding Hearts (1994)
- Blood Hunt (1995)
Other books
- The Flood (1986 re-released with new introduction in 2005)
- Watchman (1988, reissued with a new introduction in 2004)
- A Good Hanging and Other Stories (1992) (short stories)
- Death is Not the End (1998) (novella later expanded into Dead Souls)
- Beggars Banquet (2002) — short stories (collection featuring both Rebus and other short stories, and Death is not the End)
- Rebus's Scotland: A Personal Journey (2005)
- Doors Open - a serial novel published in the New York Times
- One Book, One City
- Quick Read 2009 - Rankin has been commissioned to write an entrey in the Quick Reads series for 2009 World Book day
Recordings
- Jackie Leven Said (Cooking vinyl, 2005), with Jackie Leven
Criticism
- HORSLEY, Lee, The Noir Thriller (Houndmills & New York: Palgrave, 2001). The Edinburgh International Book Festival, is a Book festival that takes place in the last three weeks of August every year (in the midst of the general Edinburgh (This page is about a novel For the 1990's folk band Knots and Crosses see Carol Noonan. Hide and Seek is a 1991 Crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the second of the Inspector Rebus novels Tooth and Nail is a 1992 Crime novel by Ian Rankin, originally entitled Wolfman. Strip Jack is a 1992 Crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the fourth of the Inspector Rebus novels This is a page about a 1993 book by Ian Rankin For the 1990 book of the same name by Orhan Pamuk see The Black Book (Orhan Pamuk novel The Black Mortal Causes is a 1994 Novel by Ian Rankin. It is the sixth of the Inspector Rebus novels This is a page about the 1996 book by Ian Rankin For the 1969 album by the Rolling Stones of the same name see Let It Bleed Let it Bleed Black and Blue is a 1997 Crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the eighth of the Inspector Rebus novels The Hanging Garden is a 1998 Crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the ninth of the Inspector Rebus novels Dead Souls is a 1999 Crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the tenth of the Inspector Rebus novels Set in Darkness is a 2000 Crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the eleventh of the Inspector Rebus novels The Falls is a 2001 Crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the twelfth of the Inspector Rebus novels Resurrection Men is a 2002 Novel by Ian Rankin. It is the thirteenth of the Inspector Rebus novels A Question of Blood is a 2003 Crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the fourteenth of the Inspector Rebus novels Fleshmarket Close is a 2004 Crime novel by Ian Rankin, and is named after a real close off Edinburgh's Cockburn Street. The Naming of the Dead is a Crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the sixteenth of the Inspector Rebus novels Exit Music is the seventeenth and potentially concluding Crime novel in the internationally bestselling Inspector Rebus series written by Ian Witch Hunt is a 1993 Crime novel by Ian Rankin, under the pseudonym Jack Harvey. Bleeding Hearts is a 1994 Crime novel by Ian Rankin, under the pseudonym Jack Harvey. Blood Hunt is a 1994 Crime novel by Ian Rankin, under the pseudonym Jack Harvey. Watchman (ISBN 0-75285-915-3 is a 1988 Novel written by Ian Rankin, and is one of the author's earliest works Death Is Not The End is a 1998 novella by crime-writer Ian Rankin. Jackie Leven, born June 18, 1950 in Fife, Scotland is a Scottish songwriter and Folk music musician
- LANCHESTER, John, ‘Rebusworld’, in London Review of Books 22. 9 (27/4/2000), pp. 18-20.
- LENNARD, John, 'Ian Rankin', in Jay Parini, ed. John Lennard is Professor of British and American Literature at the University of the West Indies, Mona and a freelance academic and writer , British Writers Supplement X (New York & London: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2004), pp. 243–60
- MANDEL, Ernest, Delightful Murder: A Social History of the Crime Story (Leichhardt, NSW, & London: Pluto Press, 1984).
- OGLE, Tina, ‘Crime on Screen’, in The Observer (London), 16/4/2000, Screen p. 8.
- PLAIN, Gill, Ian Rankin’s Black and Blue (London & New York: Continuum, 2002)
- PLAIN, Gillian, ‘Ian Rankin: A Bibliography’, in Crime Time 28 (2002), pp. 16-20.
- ROBINSON, David, ‘Mystery Man: In Search of the real Ian Rankin’, in The Scotsman 10/3/2001, S2Weekend, pp. 1-4.
- ROWLAND, Susan, ‘Gothic Crimes: A Literature of Terror and Horror’, in From Agatha Christie to Ruth Rendell (Houndmills & New York: Palgrave, 2001), pp. 110-34.
Note
- ^ See here and here for mention of The Dancing Pigs in interviews.
- ^ "University of Edinburgh Honorary Degrees 2002/03", University of Edinburgh, August 28, 2003.
External links
- Official site
- Ian Rankin at www.contemporarywriters.com (British Council)
- BBC Radio Five Live interview on 20 years of Rebus
- Macavity's Interview
- Guardian Books profile, with links to further articles.
- The Reykjavík Grapevine Interview
- CNN interview with Ian Rankin
- Unofficial Oxford Bar Forum
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