Caleb Carr (1955–2024)
Autor de El alienista
Sobre El Autor
Caleb Carr, a lifetime resident of New York, was born in 1955 and grew up on the Lower East Side. His father was an editor and close friend to famous Beat Generation writers, such as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. Although Carr was personally exposed to their style of writing and Bohemian mostrar más lifestyles, he chose to take his own work in a different direction. Where the Beat writers wrote purely from expression and feelings, Caleb Carr's works are diligently researched and known for their historical accuracy. Caleb Carr developed a love of history at a young age, acquiring a keen interest in military history while attending a Quaker high school. This interest led him to major in history at Kenyon College and NYU. Notable works by Caleb Carr are The Alienist, which was on the New York Times' bestseller list for 24 weeks; The Devil Soldier; and Angel of Darkness. In addition to writing fiction, Carr is a contributing editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History. (Bowker Author Biography) Caleb Carr was born in Manhattan and grew up on the Lower East Side, where he still lives. In addition to his bestselling fiction, Mr. Carr writes frequently on military and political affairs. He is series editor of the Modern Library War Series and is a contributing editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History. (Publisher Provided) mostrar menos
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What If? The World's Foremost Military Historians Imagine What Might Have Been (1999) — Contribuidor — 1,782 copias
What Ifs? of American History : Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been (2003) — Contribuidor — 503 copias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 1992 (1992) — Author "The American Rommel" — 19 copias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1992 (1992) — Author "The Devil Soldier" and "Come on, boys. We're going in." — 18 copias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1989 (1989) — Author "Poland 1939" — 17 copias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1989 (1989) — Author "The Man of Silence" and "Königgrätz: "Who on earth is this General von Moltke?"" — 16 copias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1992 (1992) — Co-Author "The United States, the U.N., and Korea" — 16 copias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1994 (1994) — Author "The Black Knight" — 16 copias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 1990 (1990) — Author "The Troubled Genius of Oliver Cromwell" and "The Devilish Prince Rupert" — 15 copias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1998 (1998) — Author "Napoleon Wins at Waterloo" — 15 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1955-08-02
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2024-05-23
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- New York, New York, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Cherry Plain, New York, USA
- Causa de fallecimiento
- cancer
- Lugares de residencia
- Berlin, New York, USA
Cherry Plain, New York, USA - Educación
- New York University (BA| history)
Kenyon College - Ocupaciones
- novelist
military historian - Organizaciones
- Bard College, New York (Professeur invité, Histoire militaire, 20 04 | 20 05))
Foreign Affairs Quarterly (Chercheur et assistant éditorial, 19 75 | 19 80)
Council on Foreign Relations (Assistant de bibliothèque)
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History (Rédacteur en chef, 19 89 | ) - Agente
- Suzanne Gluck (William Morris Agency)
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- Popularidad
- #1,191
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- 3.8
- Reseñas
- 444
- ISBNs
- 267
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así se alzan al fin estas palabras de la tierra en que voy a enterrarlas, desafiando al destino como jamás podrá hacerlo Broken, mi patria. seguirán los grandes muros de granito de la ciudad hechos añicos hasta regresar a la piedra pulida con que fueron construidos. No pretendáis, estudiosos aún nonatos, conocer mi reino; está tan barrido por el viento y tan olvidado como mis huesos. Tengo ahora el propósito de contaros cómo llegó a ocurrir esta catástrofe.
Tampoco deberéis ocupar vuestras mentes, quienquiera que desentierre este relato, indagando quién soy, o qué hice en vida: vendrán pistas suficientes, mas los febriles intentos de interpretarlas sólo servirán para distraeros de la importancia que pueda tener la tragedia mayor. Baste con saber que he muerto y que, de uno u otro modo, he presenciado cuanto aquí describo.… (más)