Christopher Moore
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born
January 01, 1957
gender
male
place of birth
Toledo, Ohio, The United States
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Literature & Fiction, Humor
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Christopher Moore (born 1957 in Toledo, Ohio[1]) is an American writer of absurdist fiction. He grew up in Mansfield, OH, and attended Ohio State University and Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA.
Moore's novels typically involve conflicted everyman characters suddenly struggling through supernatural or extraordinary circumstances. 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.
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore avg rating 4.29 — 15,460 ratings — published 2002 20 editions |
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A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore avg rating 4.07 — 8,685 ratings — published 2006 18 editions |
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You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore avg rating 3.68 — 7,034 ratings — published 2007 13 editions |
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Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore avg rating 3.84 — 6,010 ratings — published 1995 13 editions |
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Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore avg rating 3.63 — 5,509 ratings — published 2004 13 editions |
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The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Version 2.0 by Christopher Moore avg rating 3.79 — 4,462 ratings — published 2004 22 editions |
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Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore avg rating 3.72 — 4,236 ratings — published 1992 20 editions |
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The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore avg rating 3.77 — 3,925 ratings — published 1998 16 editions |
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Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore avg rating 3.68 — 3,728 ratings — published 1997 15 editions |
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Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore avg rating 3.66 — 3,430 ratings — published 1994 16 editions |
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February 2009,
Christopher Moore
"Why are we fascinated with vampires? Because they're scary, sexy, cool. All at once. That's a lot of emotion wrapped around one monster. I mean, zombies are scary, but no one wants to shag them." ...More
"Why are we fascinated with vampires? Because they're scary, sexy, cool. All at once. That's a lot of emotion wrapped around one monster. I mean, zombies are scary, but no one wants to shag them." ...More
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Christopher Moore — Fool: A Novel
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Christopher Moore — Fool: A Novel
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Chris talks about Shakespeare's King Lear and his own novel Fool.
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"If you think anyone is sane you just don't know enough about them."
— Christopher Moore (Practical Demonkeeping)
— Christopher Moore (Practical Demonkeeping)
"Don't be ridiculous, Charlie, people love the parents who beat their kids in department stores. It's the ones who just let their kids wreak havoc that everybody hates."
— Christopher Moore (A Dirty Job)
— Christopher Moore (A Dirty Job)
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