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Tony Hillerman (born May 27, 1925 in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma) is an award-winning contemporary American author of detective novels and non-nonfictional prose works. His detective novel come placed in the 4 Corners front yard of New Mexico and Arizona. A protagonists come Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo tribal police. Lt. Leaphorn was introduced within Hillerman's number one novel, Blessing Way (1970). Hillerman occurs as adorned combat veteran from either World War II, serving as a mortarman in the U.S. 104th Infantry Division. Late, he worked as a journalist from either 1948-1962. So he earned a Masters degree & taught journalism from either 1966-1987 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where he still lives sustaining his married woman. Hillerman's writing is noted for a details he will bring just just about the culture of the humans he writes about: Hopi, European-American, federal professionals, besides when Navajo. His works around nonfictional prose & within fiction reflect his appreciation of a natural wonders of the Western Southwest & his appreciation of its population, particularly the Navajo.
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Allreaders Tony Hillerman Spotlight A detailed analysis of the plot, setting, characters, theme, and structure of his greatest novels. Unofficial Tony Hillerman Homepage Bibliography, short biography, and interviews. Danny Yee's Book Reviews: The First Eagle Review of the novel. American Mystery - PBS Companion site for the movies of Tony Hillerman's Navajo police novels: Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits, and A Thief of Time. Includes a section about the Navajo nation and its lands as well as Hillerman's commentaries about them and the characters he created. |
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