Walter Ellis Mosley Known as Walter Mosley , he is an American writer known worldwide for his detective novels.
Biographical summary
He was born on January 12, 1952 in Los Angeles , California , United States . He is the only child of Leroy Mosley and Ella Mosley, both school workers. Leroy, a black man from Louisiana, worked as a custodian, and Ella, a white woman of Jewish beliefs, worked as an administrator. Although Walter Mosley is Jewish (as was his mother, a law derived from Deuteronomy), there is no record of him professing the Jewish religion or any other religion. Mosley studied Political Science at Johnson State in Vermont . He also attended Goddard College. He also studied Creative Writing at the City University of New York , where he was named Doctor Honoris Causa. In 1987 he married the dancer and choreographer Joy Kellman, from whom he separated in 2001 . After working in various jobs, including pottery and catering, Walter, who is also a computer programmer and spent fifteen years in this field, achieved literary fame thanks to his thriller novels starring detective Ezequiel “Easy” Rawlings. However, his other novels are highly literary and crime-related and are of great interest to readers interested in these subjects. Since the publication of his first novels, Mosley has been acclaimed around the world and has received numerous awards. He currently combines his literary work with classes in English Language and Literature at New York University .
Path
“The Blue Devil” was his first book written at the age of 11, and it was undoubtedly a novel that had such an impact that it was adapted to the big screen on several occasions. The suspense is maintained throughout the development of this interesting story full of mischief and a great display of subplots that have illegal businesses as their background. This novelist has written more than 43 books and has received recognition from literary critics. His 64 years of age give him the exact touch of maturity to his personality, making it shine in his works. He has also published science fiction, erotic and young adult novels, as well as graphic novels, essays, plays and stories. He collaborates with media such as The New York Times Book Review , The New York Times Magazine , Newsweek and The Nation .
Books and works
- Easy Rawlings Series
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1990)
- A Red Death (1995) – A Red Death (1991)
- White Butterfly 1996 – White Butterfly (1992)
- Black Betty 1997 – Black Betty (1994)
- A Little Yellow Dog (1996) – A Little Yellow Dog (1998)
- Gone Fishin (1997) – Gone Fishin (1999)
- The Brown Affair 2003 – Bad Boy Brawly Brown (2002)
- Seven cases 2019 – Six Easy Pieces: Stories (2003)
- Little Scarlet (2004) – Little Scarlet (2005)
- Cinnamon Kiss (2005)
- Blonde Faith (2007) – Blonde Faith (2007)
- Green (2013)
- Rose Gold (2014)
- Charcoal Joe (2016)
- General
- RL’s Dream. 1995
- Blue Light. 1998
- 2001
- The Man in My Basement. 2004
- 2005
- The Wave. 2006
- Fortunate Son. 2006
- Killing Johnny Fry: A Sexistential Novel. 2006
- 2007
- The Tempest Tales. 2008
- Novels
- Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (1998)
- Walkin’ the Dog (1999)
- The Right Mistake: The Further Philosophical Investigations of Socrates Fortlow (2008)
- Paris Minton and Fearless Jones Mysteries:
- Fearless Jones (2001)
- Fear Itself (2003)
- Fear of the Dark (S2006)
- Leonid McGill, PI series:
- The Long Hill (2009)
- Down the River to the Sea
- Rehearsal
- Workin’ on the Chain Gang: Shaking Off the Dead Hand of History (2000)
- What Next: An African American Initiative Toward World Peace (2003)
- This Year You Write Your Novel (2007)
Cinema and television
- Devil in a Blue Dress 1995, directed by Carl Franklin and produced by Jesse Beaton and Gary Goetzman . Starring Denzel Washington , Tom Sizemore , Jennifer Beals and Don Cheadle .