Quote from: Truth Topic

The truth is that the writers who most influenced me weren't people categorized as crime writers. I'd say I learned more from John O'Hara, who isn't much read today but whose short stories I really admired, and Hemingway, who I think has lasted pretty good.


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Author Bio


  • NameElmore Leonard
  • DescriptionAmerican novelist and screenwriter
  • AliasesDutch Leonard
  • BornOctober 11, 1925
  • DiedAugust 20, 2013
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Writer; Novelist
  • WorksRaylan Givens
  • AwardsEdgar Award