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James Sallis (born December 21, 1944) is an American crime writer who wrote a series of novels featuring the detective character Lew Griffin set in New Orleans, and the 2005 novel Drive, which was adapted into a 2011 film of the same name.
His novels include Drive, from which Nic Refn's award-winning film derived, the six Lew Griffin novels, Death Will Have Your Eyes, and The Killer Is Dying. Jim has received a lifetime achievement award from Bouchercon, the Hammett Award for literary excellence in crime writing, and the Grand Prix de Littérature policière.
Drive is a 2005 noir novel by American author James Sallis. The book was first published on September 1, 2005, through Poisoned Pen Press . In 2011, it was adapted into a feature film of the same name starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn with a screenplay by Hossein Amini .
An essay on Death Will Have Your Eyes, Drive, and Driven by scholar Robert Snyder is set to appear in the European Journal of American Studies. Mr. Mr. Snyder recently has completed, as well, an essay on the Lew Griffin novels.
SALLIS, James. Nationality: American. Born: Helena, Arkansas, 21 December 1944. Education: Attended Tulane University, 1962-64. Family: Married Jane Rose in 1964; one son. Career: Former college instructor, publisher's reader, and magazine editor.
13 lip 2008 · Darkness and light. By James Sallis. July 13, 2008 12 AM PT. James Sallis is the author of many novels, including "Salt River," "Cripple Creek" and the Lew Griffin cycle. He is also the...
James Sallis is the acclaimed author of more than two dozen volumes of fiction, poetry, translation, essays, and criticism, including the Lew Griffin series, Drive (made into the movie of the same name), Cypress Grove, Cripple Creek, and Salt River. His biography of the great crime writer Chester Himes is an acknowledged classic.
