Walter Mosley
Walter Ellis Mosley is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hardboiled detective Easy Rawlins, a private investigator living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. In 2020, Mosley received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, making him the first Black man to receive the honor.
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- Born in
- Los Angeles
- Educated at
- City College of New YorkJohnson State CollegeAlexander Hamilton High SchoolGoddard College
- Awards
- 🏆 Nero Award🏆 Shamus Award🏆 Edgar Awards🏆 Cartier Diamond Dagger
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1952
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