John Grisham
American writer (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Ray Grisham Jr. (/ˈɡrɪʃəm/; born February 8, 1955)[1][2] is an American novelist, lawyer, and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his best-selling legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide.[3] Along with Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling, Grisham is one of only three anglophone authors to have sold two million copies on the first printing.[4][5]
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John Grisham | |
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Born | John Ray Grisham Jr. (1955-02-08) February 8, 1955 (age 69) Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. |
Education | Mississippi State University (BS) University of Mississippi (JD) |
Period | 1989–present |
Genres | Legal thriller Mystery Crime fiction Southern Gothic Baseball Football Basketball Young Adult Fiction |
Spouse |
Renee Grisham (m. 1981) |
Children | 2 |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 7th district | |
In office 1983–1990 | |
Preceded by | Don Chambliss |
Succeeded by | Greg Davis |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Website | |
jgrisham.com |
Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He practiced criminal law for about a decade and served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 to 1990.[6]
Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill, was published in June 1989, four years after he began writing it. It was later adapted into the 1996 feature film of the same name. Grisham's first bestseller, The Firm, sold more than seven million copies,[1] and was also adapted into a 1993 feature film of the same name, starring Tom Cruise, and a 2012 TV series that continues the story ten years after the events of the film and novel.[7] Seven of his other novels have also been adapted into films: The Chamber, The Client, A Painted House, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, and Skipping Christmas.[8]