Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin (born 1960) is a British novelist and writer.
Also recorded as Sir Ian James Rankin; Ian James Rankin.
Ian Rankin in brief
- Born
- 1960
- Known for
- novelist,writer
- Place of birth
- Cardenden
Overview
Also worked under the name Jack Harvey.
Born at Cardenden in 1960.
In detail
Ian Rankin studied at University of Edinburgh and Beath High School. the recorded working language is English.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are crime fiction. Raymond Chandler, Thomas Pynchon and William McIlvanney are recorded as an influence.
Employment is recorded with University of Edinburgh.
Works named in the authority record are The Flood, Knots and Crosses, Westwind, Watchman, Hide and Seek and Tooth and Nail.
Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, Cartier Diamond Dagger and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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