Gary Corby
Encyclopedia
Gary Corby is an Australian author of historical mysteries set in the world of Classical Greece
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His novels feature historical men and women from the time as recurring characters, notably Socrates
, Pericles
, and the priestess Diotima of Mantinea
. The series hero is a fictional detective/agent named Nicolaos; the heroine is Diotima.
Classical Greece
Classical Greece was a 200 year period in Greek culture lasting from the 5th through 4th centuries BC. This classical period had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire and greatly influenced the foundation of Western civilizations. Much of modern Western politics, artistic thought, such as...
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His novels feature historical men and women from the time as recurring characters, notably Socrates
Socrates
Socrates was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon, and the plays of his contemporary ...
, Pericles
Pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the city's Golden Age—specifically, the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars...
, and the priestess Diotima of Mantinea
Diotima of Mantinea
Diotima of Mantinea is a female seer who plays an important role in Plato's Symposium. Her ideas are the origin of the concept of Platonic love. Since the only source concerning her is Plato, it is uncertain whether she was a real historical personage or merely a fictional creation...
. The series hero is a fictional detective/agent named Nicolaos; the heroine is Diotima.
Awards and nominations
- Nominated for the Ned Kelly AwardNed Kelly AwardsThe Ned Kelly Awards are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres...
for Best First Novel in 2010, for The Pericles Commission. - Winner of the 2008 Arthur Conan Doyle Prize for new fiction in the historical mystery category for the short story The Pasion Contract.
External links
- A dead man fell from the sky. Official website and blog.