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James Sallis

(1944–2026) Writer United States

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James Sallis was a writer from the United States, best known for Again, Dangerous Visions.

Quick Facts About James Sallis

Born: December 21, 1944
Died: January 27, 2026
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: Again, Dangerous Visions

About James Sallis

James Chapelle Sallis was an American crime writer, poet, science fiction writer, and biographer who wrote a series of novels featuring the detective character Lew Griffin set in New Orleans, and the 2005 novel Drive, which was adapted into a 2011 film of the same name.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière

Quotes by James Sallis · Page 2

“Here we raise his children for him, cook for him, bring up his crops, butcher his hogs - even fight his wars…

Children

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“The things we do pile up on us, weigh us down. Or hold us in place, at very least.”

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Get Carter remains among the great crime novels, a lean, muscular portrait of a man stumbling along the hard edge - toward…

Bones

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“He drove. That was what he did. What he’d always do.”

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“Something radically new, the producer tells me. Think Virginia Woolf with dead bodies and car chases.”

Virginia Woolf

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“Driver had the keys bunched in his hand, one braced and protruding between second and third fingers. Stepping directly forward, he punched…

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“Everything’s interesting. You just have to look closely.” “And most people don’t.”

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