Biography & Autobiography Literary
Tony Hillerman
A Public Life
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550222142
- Publish Date
- Dec 1994
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
Having sold over one million copies of his Navajo crime novels, Tony Hillerman has developed a huge reputation with mystery fans. The unique mix of Navajo culture and police work is the subject of John Sobol's first-ever biography of Tony Hillerman. From his childhood spent in Oklahoma, to his journalism/public relations career; from his return to school, to his success as a best-selling author, Tony Hillerman: A Public Life offers rare glimpses of a fascinating and highly varied life.
About the author
JOHN SOBOL is an author, musician and poet who has performed at festivals and clubs in a dozen countries. His first picture book, Friend or Foe (illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova), was described in Brain Pickings as “a charming modern-day fable.” He has toured an acclaimed one-man show called Two Million Years of Technology, and he has written many popular TV shows for children, including Pippi Longstocking and Under the Umbrella Tree. John is a father and a feminist. He lives in Ottawa.
