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| Author | James Ellroy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Avon Books |
Publication date | 1981 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 0-380-78741-5 |
| OCLC | 40254065 |
| Followed by | Clandestine (1982) |
Brown's Requiem is a 1981 crime novel,[1] the first novel by American author James Ellroy.[2] Ellroy dedicated Brown's Requiem, "to Randy Rice". Ellroy wrote the book while he worked as a caddie at the Bel-Air Country Club.[3] Brown's Requiem was initially published in paperback in the US, by Avon Books, and the first hardback and first UK edition was published in 1984 by Allison and Busby.[4] The novel was adapted into a 1998 film of the same title.
- ^ Concise Major 21st-Century Writers. Thomason Gale. November 2006. ISBN 9781414410487.
- ^ "James Ellroy comes to grips with murder". The Gadsden Times. AP. January 17, 1997. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ Derek Elley (November 22, 1998). "James Ellroy's little-known first novel gets a respectful, respectable but dramatically problematical screen translation in "Brown's Requiem"". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Ellroy, James". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.