Elmore Leonard wins PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award

Elmore Leonard, who has written 43 novels in his 60-year careeer, will
be honored with the PEN USA lifetime achievement award on December 2.

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This is what the PEN USA webpage said about Elmore Leonard: "As a tribute to his writing accomplishments, legendary author Elmore Leonard will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. In a career spanning 60 years, Leonard has published 43 novels and numerous short stories, creating a distinct literary style that has delighted readers and influenced a new generation of writers. Books like Swag, LaBrava, Freaky Deaky, and Tishomingo Blues are not only classics of the crime genre, but some of the best writing of the last half century. Leonard’s most recent novel, Road Dogs, has received some of the best reviews of his career. He is currently finishing his next book, entitled Djibouti, to be published in 2010 by HarperCollins/William Morrow."