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Walter Mosley
American novelist (born )
For the Brooklyn politician, see Walter T. Mosley. For the American lawyer, see Walter Mosley (lawyer). For the US Navy officer, see Walter Harold Mosley.
Walter Ellis Mosley (born January 12, ) is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction.
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He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. They are, perhaps, his most popular works.
In , Mosley received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, making him the first Black man to receive the honor.[1]
Personal life
Mosley was born in Los Angeles, California.
His mother, Ella (néeSlatkin), was Jewish and worked as a personnel clerk. Her ancestors had immigrated from Russia.[2] His father, Leroy Mosley (–), was an African American from Louisiana wh