Christopher Moore
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Christopher Moore (born 1957 in Toledo, Ohio[Autobiographical sketch entitled "Cambria Author"] from July 1996) is an American writer of absurdist fiction. His novels typically involve conflicted everyman characters suddenly struggling through supernatural or extraordinary circumstances. These off-the-wall characters, wacky settings, and bizarre storylines often address legitimate political and social concerns. Inheriting a humanism from his love of John Steinbeck and a sense of the absurd from Kurt Vonnegut, Moore is a best-selling author with major cult status.
Although the screenplay rights to some of Moore's books, such as Practical Demonkeeping and Bloodsucking Fiends, have been purchased by Disney, none have yet been made into films. As of June 2006 Moore has been living in San Francisco, California, after several years' residence on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.
Works
Novels
- Practical Demonkeeping (1992)
- Coyote Blue (1994)
- Bloodsucking Fiends (1995)
- Island of the Sequined Love Nun (1997)
- The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (1999)
- (2002)
- Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings (2003)
- (2004)
- * The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, v. 2.0 (2005) -- contains the same text as the above, with an additional 32-page short story at the end
- A Dirty Job (2006)
Other works
- [The Griff] (2001), a screenplay co-written by Moore and Ian Corson
External links
- [Christopher Moore's own homepage], on which he maintains a blog and a bulletin board for fans
- *[An earlier version of Moore's website]
- [Interview from ca. 2001] at [Bookhaunts.net]
References
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