约翰·索尔

约翰·索尔（英语：John Saul，1942年2月25日—）是悬疑小说和恐怖小说、美国作家。他大部分著作都出现在纽约时报畅销书排行榜。

生平

约翰·索尔出生在帕萨迪纳，从小在惠提尔成长，惠提尔高中毕业。1959年他在几所大学主修人类学，文学和戏剧，但从来没有获得学位。离开大学后，约翰·索尔决定成为作家。

约翰·索尔有大约十本书以笔名发表。他的第一本书只获利200美元。今天，他的小说销售量超过6000万册。

约翰·索尔居住在西北太平洋地区，包含西雅图和圣胡安群岛，夏威夷。

性向

约翰·索尔是同性恋者。

John Saul (born February 25, 1942) is an American author of suspense and horror novels. Most of his books have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list.

Biography

Born in Pasadena, Saul grew up in Whittier, California, and graduated from Whittier High School in 1959. He went on to several colleges, including Cerritos College, Antioch College, San Francisco State University and Montana State University, variously majoring in anthropology, liberal arts and theater, but remains degree-less. After leaving college, Saul decided to become a writer, and spent 15 years working in various jobs while learning his craft.

Prior to the start of his career writing thrillers, Saul had around 10 books published under pen names, the first of which he wrote in one weekend after unexpectedly losing his job. His first book sale earned him $200. Today he has over 60 million books in print.

In 1976, Dell Publishing contacted him about his writing a psychological thriller. The resulting novel, Suffer the Children, appeared on all the bestseller lists in the United States and reached the number one spot in Canada. His 1979 novel Cry for the Strangers was made into a 1982 TV movie starring Patrick Duffy and Cindy Pickett. In addition to his novels, Saul has had several one-act plays produced in Los Angeles and Seattle.

Saul lives part-time in the Pacific Northwest, both in Seattle and in the San Juan Islands, and has a residence on the Big Island of Hawaii. Saul is openly gay. He lives with his partner of almost 50 years (since 1975) who has collaborated on several of his novels. He is a frequent speaker at the Maui Writers' Conference.

In 2023, Saul received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.