Tom Spanbauer



Tom Spanbauer

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gender male
place of birth United States
website http://www.tomspanbauer.com/
genre Gay & Lesbian, Literature & Fiction

about this author

Tom Spanbauer is a Pulitzer Nominated author and the founder of Dangerous Writing. As a writer he has explored issues of race, of sexual identity, of how we make a family for ourselves in order to surmount the limitations of the families into which we are born.

His three published novels Faraway Places, The Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon, and In The City Of Shy Hunters, and NOW IS THE HOUR, are notable for their combination of a fresh and lyrical prose style with solid storytelling.

As a teacher his innovative approach combines close attention to language with a large-hearted openness to what he calls 'the sore place'--that place within each of us that is the source for stories that no one else can tell. His introductory workshop ...more

books by Tom Spanbauer

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avg rating: 4.16 | 584 ratings | 7 distinct works
The Man Who Fell in Love with ... The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon: A Novel (Paperback)
by Tom Spanbauer
avg rating 4.22 — 313 ratings — published 0
7 editions
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Now Is the Hour Now Is the Hour (Hardcover)
by Tom Spanbauer
avg rating 4.11 — 102 ratings — published 2006
3 editions
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In the City of Shy Hunters In the City of Shy Hunters (Paperback)
by Tom Spanbauer
avg rating 4.05 — 88 ratings — published 2002
4 editions
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Faraway Places Faraway Places (Paperback)
by Tom Spanbauer
avg rating 3.91 — 11 ratings — published 1993
3 editions
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The Man Who Fell in Love With ... The Man Who Fell in Love With The Moon
by Tom Spanbauer
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1991
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Les chiens de l'enfer Les chiens de l'enfer (Paperback)
by Tom Spanbauer
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1989
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In the City of Shy Hunters In the City of Shy Hunters (Paperback)
by Tom Spanbauer
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2002
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quotes by Tom Spanbauer

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"takes a devil to make a decent angel."
Tom Spanbauer
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