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Scott Turow

April 26, 2024

For Polish place names, see Turów (disambiguation).

Scott Frederick Turow[1] (born April 12, 1949) is an American author and lawyer. Turow has written 13 fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies.[2] Turow’s novels are set primarily among the legal community in the fictional Kindle County. Films have been based on several of his books.

Scott Turow
BornScott Frederick Turow
(1949-04-12) April 12, 1949 (age 75)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, lawyer
EducationAmherst College (BA)
Stanford University
Harvard University (JD)
GenreFiction, legal thrillers

Life and career edit

Turow was born in Chicago, to a family of Belarusian Jewish descent.[3] His father was an M.D., but it was his mother Rita whom he credits as serving as his "beacon" and shaping him with her "love, support, and boundless faith in me."[4] He attended New Trier High School and graduated from Amherst College in 1970, as a brother of the Alpha Delta Phi Literary Society.[5] He received an Edith Mirrielees Fellowship to Stanford University’s Creative Writing Center, which he attended from 1970 to 1972.

Turow later became a Jones Lecturer at Stanford, serving until 1975, when he entered Harvard Law School. In 1977, Turow wrote One L, a book about his first year at law school. After earning his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree cum laude in 1978, Turow became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Chicago, serving in that position until 1986. There, he prosecuted several high-profile corruption cases, including the tax fraud case of state Attorney General, William Scott. Turow was also lead counsel in Operation Greylord, the federal prosecution of judicial corruption cases in Illinois.

After leaving the U.S. Attorney's Office, Turow became a novelist and wrote the legal thrillers Presumed Innocent (1987), The Burden of Proof (1990), Pleading Guilty (1993), and Personal Injuries, which Time magazine named as the Best Fiction Novel of 1999. All four books became bestsellers, and Turow won multiple literary awards, most notably the Silver Dagger Award of the British Crime Writers' Association.

In 1990, Turow was featured on the June 11 cover of Time, which described him as "Bard of the Litigious Age".[6] In 1995, Canadian author Derek Lundy published a biography of Turow, entitled Scott Turow: Meeting the Enemy (ECW Press, 1995). In the 1990s, a British publisher bracketed Turow’s work with that of Margaret Atwood and John Irving, republished in the series Bloomsbury Modern Library.

Turow was elected the President of the Authors Guild in 2010,[7] which he was previously President of from 1997 to 1998.[citation needed] As the President of the Authors Guild, he has been criticized for his copyright maximalist and anti-ebook stance.[8] Turow has often responded that he is not against e-books, and has shared that he, in fact, does the majority of his own reading electronically. According to Turow, he is interested in protecting writing as a livelihood.[9]

From 1997 to 1998, Turow was a member of the U.S. Senate Nominations Commission for the Northern District of Illinois, which recommends federal judicial appointments. In 2011, Turow met with Harvard Law School professor, Lawrence Lessig, to discuss political reform, including a possible Second Constitutional Convention of the United States. According to one source, Turow saw risks with having such a convention, but he believed that it may be the "only alternative", given his stance that campaign money can undermine the one man, one vote principle of democracy.[10]

Turow is a retired partner of the international law firm Dentons having been a partner of one of its constituents, the Chicago law firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal. Much of Turow's caseload work is pro bono, including a 1995 case, in which he won the release of Alejandro Hernandez, a man that spent 11 years on death row for a murder he did not commit. He was also appointed to the commission considering the reform of the Illinois death penalty by former Governor George Ryan. Additionally, Turow was the first Chair of the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission, and he served as one of the 14 members on the Commission, which was appointed in March of 2000, by Illinois Governor George Ryan to consider reform of the capital punishment system.[2] Turow also served as a member of the Illinois State Police Merit Board 2000–2002.

Bibliography edit

Novels edit

Turow’s fiction is set primarily among the legal community in the fictional Kindle County. According to Turow, he planned to set his first novel, Presumed Innocent in Boston, where he attended law school. But by the time he finished the work, the setting had taken on characteristics of Chicago, Turow's hometown to which he had returned.

As editor edit

Non-fiction edit

Reception edit

His non-fiction work Ultimate Punishment also received the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights 2003 Book award given annually to a novelist who "most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy's purposes – his concern for the poor and the powerless, his struggle for honest and even-handed justice, his conviction that a decent society must assure all young people a fair chance, and his faith that a free democracy can act to remedy disparities of power and opportunity."[12]

Films edit

Awards edit

Scott Turow was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 2000 in the area of Communications.[13] The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame gave Turow the Fuller Award for Lifetime Achievement on October 5, 2023 as part of Chicago Public Library's 150th anniversary celebration.[14]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Scott Frederick Turow". Cookcountyclerk.com. 1949-12-04. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  2. ^ a b Scott Turow Bio
  3. ^ MacDonald, Andrew F.; Gina Macdonald (1949-04-12). Scott Turow: A Critical Companion. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313331152. Retrieved 2013-04-09 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Scott Turow to be awarded Literary Hall of Fame's Fuller Prize". Chicago Tribune. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  5. ^ "Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity: Notable Alumni". Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  6. ^ . Time. Vol. 135, no. 24. Time Inc. 1990-06-11. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  7. ^ Rich, Motoko (2010-04-28). "Scott Turow Elected President of the Authors Guild". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Masnick, Mike (2013-04-08). "Authors Guild's Scott Turow: The Supreme Court, Google, Ebooks, Libraries & Amazon Are All Destroying Authors". Techdirt. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  9. ^ CBS This Morning, 2013-10-16.
  10. ^ James Warren of The Chicago News Cooperative (2011-12-10). "Let's Do Something About Privilege, Donors, Corporations and the Constitution". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  11. ^ "Hard Listening". The Rock Bottom Remainders.
  12. ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-06-19.
  13. ^ "Laureates by Year – The Lincoln Academy of Illinois". The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  14. ^ "Fuller Award for Scott Turow". Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

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University JD GenreFiction legal thrillers Contents 1 Life and career 2 Bibliography 2 1 Novels 2 2 As editor 2 3 Non fiction 2 4 Reception 3 Films 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLife and career editTurow was born in Chicago to a family of Belarusian Jewish descent 3 His father was an M D but it was his mother Rita whom he credits as serving as his beacon and shaping him with her love support and boundless faith in me 4 He attended New Trier High School and graduated from Amherst College in 1970 as a brother of the Alpha Delta Phi Literary Society 5 He received an Edith Mirrielees Fellowship to Stanford University s Creative Writing Center which he attended from 1970 to 1972 Turow later became a Jones Lecturer at Stanford serving until 1975 when he entered Harvard Law School In 1977 Turow wrote One L a book about his first year at law school After earning his Juris Doctor J D degree cum laude in 1978 Turow became an Assistant U S Attorney in Chicago serving in that position until 1986 There he prosecuted several high profile corruption cases including the tax fraud case of state Attorney General William Scott Turow was also lead counsel in Operation Greylord the federal prosecution of judicial corruption cases in Illinois After leaving the U S Attorney s Office Turow became a novelist and wrote the legal thrillers Presumed Innocent 1987 The Burden of Proof 1990 Pleading Guilty 1993 and Personal Injuries which Time magazine named as the Best Fiction Novel of 1999 All four books became bestsellers and Turow won multiple literary awards most notably the Silver Dagger Award of the British Crime Writers Association In 1990 Turow was featured on the June 11 cover of Time which described him as Bard of the Litigious Age 6 In 1995 Canadian author Derek Lundy published a biography of Turow entitled Scott Turow Meeting the Enemy ECW Press 1995 In the 1990s a British publisher bracketed Turow s work with that of Margaret Atwood and John Irving republished in the series Bloomsbury Modern Library Turow was elected the President of the Authors Guild in 2010 7 which he was previously President of from 1997 to 1998 citation needed As the President of the Authors Guild he has been criticized for his copyright maximalist and anti ebook stance 8 Turow has often responded that he is not against e books and has shared that he in fact does the majority of his own reading electronically According to Turow he is interested in protecting writing as a livelihood 9 From 1997 to 1998 Turow was a member of the U S Senate Nominations Commission for the Northern District of Illinois which recommends federal judicial appointments In 2011 Turow met with Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig to discuss political reform including a possible Second Constitutional Convention of the United States According to one source Turow saw risks with having such a convention but he believed that it may be the only alternative given his stance that campaign money can undermine the one man one vote principle of democracy 10 Turow is a retired partner of the international law firm Dentons having been a partner of one of its constituents the Chicago law firm of Sonnenschein Nath amp Rosenthal Much of Turow s caseload work is pro bono including a 1995 case in which he won the release of Alejandro Hernandez a man that spent 11 years on death row for a murder he did not commit He was also appointed to the commission considering the reform of the Illinois death penalty by former Governor George Ryan Additionally Turow was the first Chair of the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission and he served as one of the 14 members on the Commission which was appointed in March of 2000 by Illinois Governor George Ryan to consider reform of the capital punishment system 2 Turow also served as a member of the Illinois State Police Merit Board 2000 2002 Bibliography editNovels edit Turow s fiction is set primarily among the legal community in the fictional Kindle County According to Turow he planned to set his first novel Presumed Innocent in Boston where he attended law school But by the time he finished the work the setting had taken on characteristics of Chicago Turow s hometown to which he had returned Presumed Innocent 1987 Film The Burden of Proof 1990 TV miniseries Pleading Guilty 1993 The Laws of Our Fathers 1996 Personal Injuries 1999 Reversible Errors 2002 TV film Ordinary Heroes 2005 Limitations 2006 Innocent 2010 TV film Identical 2013 Testimony 2017 The Last Trial 2020 Suspect 2022 As editor edit Guilty As Charged 1996 as editor The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 as editor Non fiction edit One L 1977 Ultimate Punishment A Lawyer s Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty 2003 Hard Listening co authored in July 2013 an interactive ebook about his participation in a writer musician band the Rock Bottom Remainders Published by Coliloquy LLC 11 Reception edit His non fiction work Ultimate Punishment also received the Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights 2003 Book award given annually to a novelist who most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy s purposes his concern for the poor and the powerless his struggle for honest and even handed justice his conviction that a decent society must assure all young people a fair chance and his faith that a free democracy can act to remedy disparities of power and opportunity 12 Films editPresumed Innocent 1990 The Burden of Proof 1992 Reversible Errors 2004 Innocent 2011Awards editScott Turow was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln the State s highest honor by the Governor of Illinois in 2000 in the area of Communications 13 The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame gave Turow the Fuller Award for Lifetime Achievement on October 5 2023 as part of Chicago Public Library s 150th anniversary celebration 14 See also edit nbsp Novels portal List of bestselling novels in the United StatesReferences edit Scott Frederick Turow Cookcountyclerk com 1949 12 04 Retrieved 2013 04 09 a b Scott Turow Bio MacDonald Andrew F Gina Macdonald 1949 04 12 Scott Turow A Critical Companion Westport Connecticut Greenwood Press ISBN 9780313331152 Retrieved 2013 04 09 via Google Books Scott Turow to be awarded Literary Hall of Fame s Fuller Prize Chicago Tribune 2023 09 26 Retrieved 2023 09 28 Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity Notable Alumni Retrieved 2017 08 25 Burden of Success Time Vol 135 no 24 Time Inc 1990 06 11 Archived from the original on December 15 2008 Retrieved 2009 03 29 Rich Motoko 2010 04 28 Scott Turow Elected President of the Authors Guild The New York Times Masnick Mike 2013 04 08 Authors Guild s Scott Turow The Supreme Court Google Ebooks Libraries amp Amazon Are All Destroying Authors Techdirt Retrieved 2013 04 09 CBS This Morning 2013 10 16 James Warren of The Chicago News Cooperative 2011 12 10 Let s Do Something About Privilege Donors Corporations and the Constitution The New York Times Retrieved 2012 01 23 Hard Listening The Rock Bottom Remainders RFKcenter org Archived from the original on 2015 06 19 Laureates by Year The Lincoln Academy of Illinois The Lincoln Academy of Illinois Retrieved 2016 03 07 Fuller Award for Scott Turow Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Retrieved 2023 09 28 External links editOfficial website Scott Turow at IMDb Appearances on C SPAN A reading from The Laws of Our Fathers by Scott Turow Interview on Ordinary Heroes at the Pritzker Military Museum amp Library Works by or about Scott Turow at Internet Archive Chicago Literary Hall of Fame ceremony for Fuller Award for Lifetime Achievement Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scott Turow amp oldid 1218667870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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