James Patterson. Biography, books

James Patterson - a famous American writer, whose skate became intricate detective novels and intriguing thrillers. In the period from 2010 to 2013 he became the most popular and profitable author of the detective genre.

Education and career start

Time and place of birth - March 22, 1947, USA. Author Patterson James graduated from Vanderbil University and holds a master's degree in English. His career began in an advertising agency, where he quickly achieved success - became chairman of this company. Until 1996, combined writer's work and high post in the advertising business. Then he left his job in advertising, he devoted himself entirely to literature.

The rise of James B. Patterson as a writer

The path to recognition of the literary talent for James Patterson was thorny. His first novel, The Number of Thomas Barryman, was refused publication in 20 publishing houses. Only in 1976 the book was published and instantly became a bestseller. For this work, Patterson was awarded the Edgar Poe Award for the most successful debut novel. An interesting fact is that the advertising campaign and the cover of the book writer James Patterson thought of personally and invested his own money in its promotion. Investments fully justified themselves, and the book came out in a huge circulation.

Patterson's popularity as an author took off literally to the skies thanks to novels about detectives Alex Cross and Michael Bennet, as well as several works of the series "Women's Club of Murder Investigations." In addition, other works by Patterson also appeared in the world. Among them are "Roses Red", "Cats-Mice", "Jack and Jill" and others.

The series with the main character Alex Cross began with the book "The Spider appeared", published in 1993. Detective novels about an American policeman who holds a doctorate in psychology and who works as a government consultant are the most sold out in the US. From the books of Patterson were filmed 2 films - "And the Spider came" and "Kiss the girls." Alex Cross was played in them by the famous actor Morgan Freeman. The box office of these films is incredibly great.

Co-authorship

In order to bring something special and exciting to their creations, James Patterson works together with his pen colleagues, for example, Maxine Paetro and Andrew Gross. Together with them he published 11 books. Among them, "The Jester" (a historical thriller where medieval Europe is in the center of attention), several books from the series "Women's Murder Club". It is noteworthy that on the covers of books the name of Patterson himself is written in large letters, and his co-author is small. Despite a lot of criticism, the writer continues to cooperate with a huge number of authors, and their number is growing every year.

Critics of this co-authorship say different things. Some condemn both Patterson and his colleagues, claiming that their works individually represent the best works. Others, on the contrary, believe that such cooperation is beneficial not only to the little-known writers whom nobody knew before the work with Patterson, but also to the most legendary detective. This is expressed in new views on the literary approach, and in a slightly modified style of works. Publishing a co-authored book, Patterson James seeks and gets a new experience. Despite the various points of view of critics, such works enjoy constant popularity and love among readers and admirers of the detective genre.

Merit and awards in the literary environment

Patterson's writings for more than 33 years, for which he successfully produced more than 65 works. In addition, he is listed in the "Guinness Book of Records" as the author of the largest number of bestsellers. In addition to the award for his first novel, he also received awards in the category "International Thriller of the Year".

Another employment of James B. Patterson

In addition to the literary craft, the popular writer James Patterson actively participates in the screen version of his novels, acting as a producer. The percentage of films is a significant part of his annual earnings. In 2005, he established his own reward for finding interesting ways to increase interest in reading. In 2008, the prize ceased to exist. At the moment, Patterson is busy with a fresh idea - the project ReadKiddoRead.com, whose goal is to help in finding the most suitable and worthwhile books for children.

To date , the writer lives in the US state of Florida with his family and continues his extensive creative work. Fans of this famous writer not only in the United States, but also in other countries, including ours, are eagerly awaiting new creations that will soon be presented to the world by Patterson James. The library of any connoisseur of a detective novel contains the books of this writer.