Benjamin Appel
| Benjamin Appel | |
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| Born |
September 13, 1907 New York City, New York |
| Died |
April 3, 1977 Roosevelt, New Jersey |
| Occupation | author of detective and crime fiction |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works |
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Benjamin Appel (September 13, 1907 – April 3, 1977), was an American novelist specializing in detective and crime fiction, sometimes from a radical perspective.
Appel was born in New York City and grew up in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. It was this experience that he drew upon when writing his novels.[1] Before he began earning a living from his writing, he was a bank clerk, farmer, lumberjack, factory-hand and a housing inspector for New York City. He lived most of his life in Roosevelt, New Jersey, and died there in 1977.[2][3]
Works
Maxim Lieber was Appel's literary agent in 1933 and 1935.
- Brain Guy, aka The Enforcer (1934)
- Four Roads to Death, aka Gold and Flesh (1935)
- Runaround (1937)
- The Power-House (1939)
- The Dark Stain (1943)
- But Not Yet Slain (1947)
- Hell's Kitchen, aka Alley Kids (1952)
- Plunder (1952)
- Dock Walloper (1953)
- Sweet Money Girl (1954)
- Life and Death of a Tough Guy, aka Teen-Age Mobster (1955)
- The Raw Edge (1958)
- The Funhouse, aka The Death Master (1959)
- Big Man, A Fast Man (1961)
- A Time of Fortune (1963)
- The Devil and W. Kaspar (1977)
- Brain Guy / Plunder (2005)
References
- ↑ Osborn, Judith; Kihunrwa, Aika-Maria (2006). "Guide to the Benjamin Appel Papers 1928–1965". Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA). Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ↑ Jamieson, Wendell (January 1, 2006). "CITY LORE; Hard-Boiled Tales, Told by a Gentleman". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Biographical Sketch" (PDF). Appel, Benjamin; Papers 1932–1976. Skillman Library, Lafayette College. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
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