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John Ray Grisham, Jr. (; born February 8, 1955)〔(John Grisham's Biography ). Achievement.org. Retrieved on 2011-12-09.〕 is an American bestselling writer, attorney, politician, and activist best known for his popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into 42 languages. John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He practiced criminal law for about a decade and served in the House of Representatives in Mississippi from January 1984 to September 1990.〔(The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture ). Encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved on 2011-12-09.〕 He began writing his first novel, ''A Time to Kill,'' in 1984; it was published in June 1989. As of 2012, his books had sold over 275 million copies worldwide. A Galaxy British Book Awards winner, Grisham is one of only three authors to sell 2 million copies on a first printing; the others are Tom Clancy and J.K. Rowling.〔(John Grisham Wins Galaxy Award ). Writerswrite.com (2007-03-29). Retrieved on 2011-12-09.〕 Grisham's first bestseller was ''The Firm'' (1991); it sold more than seven million copies.〔 The book was adapted into a 1993 feature film of the same name, starring Tom Cruise, and a 2012 TV series which "continues the story of attorney Mitchell McDeere and his family 10 years after the events of the film and novel."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About 'The Firm' )〕 Eight of his other novels have also been adapted into films: ''The Chamber'', ''The Client'', ''A Painted House'', ''The Pelican Brief'', ''Skipping Christmas'', ''The Rainmaker'', ''The Runaway Jury'', and ''A Time to Kill''. His books have been translated into 42 languages and published worldwide.〔(John Grisham by Mark Flanagan ). Contemporarylit.about.com (1955-02-08). Retrieved on 2011-12-09.〕 ==Early life and education== John Grisham, the second oldest of five siblings, was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Wanda Skidmore Grisham and John Grisham.〔 His father worked as a construction worker and a cotton farmer, while his mother was a homemaker.〔 When Grisham was four years old, his family started traveling around the South, until they finally settled in Southaven, DeSoto County, Mississippi.〔 As a child, Grisham wanted to be a baseball player.〔 Despite the fact that Grisham's parents lacked formal education, his mother encouraged her son to read and prepare for college.〔 He went to the Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia, Mississippi and later attended Delta State University in Cleveland.〔 Grisham drifted so much that he changed colleges three times before completing a degree.〔 He graduated from Mississippi State University in 1977, receiving a BS degree in accounting. He later enrolled in the University of Mississippi School of Law to become a tax lawyer, but his interest shifted to general civil litigation. He graduated in 1981 with a JD degree.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Grisham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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