Justin Cronin





Justin Cronin

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Justin Cronin is an American novelist. Awards he's won for his fiction include the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Stephen Crane Prize, and the Whiting Writer's Award.

Born and raised in New England, Cronin is a graduate of Harvard University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He currently lives with his wife and children in Houston, Texas where he is Professor of English at Rice University.

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Average rating: 3.91 · 27,571 ratings · 6,722 reviews · 9 distinct works
The Passage (The Passage #1)
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 26,178 ratings — published 2010 — 47 editions
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The Summer Guest
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions
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Mary and O'Neil
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 523 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions
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The Twelve: A Novel
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — expected publication 2012 — 4 editions
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A Short History of the Long Ba...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1995
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A Passagem - Volume I
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4.8 of 5 stars 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings2 editions
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A Passagem - Volume II
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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The City of Mirrors (The Passa...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 2014
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De oversteek
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010
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November 2010, Justin Cronin
"Call him a harbinger of doom. The novelist describes the thrill of crafting The Passage, in which a failed military experiment leads to the fall of civilization." ...More

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“We live, we die. Somewhere along the way, if we're lucky, we may find someone to help lighten the load.”
Justin Cronin, The Passage

“Real courage is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. Doing the unpopular thing because it's what you believe, and the heck with everybody.”
Justin Cronin, The Summer Guest

“What strange places our lives can carry us to, what dark passages.”
Justin Cronin, The Passage

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