John Crowley





John Crowley

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in Presque Isle, Maine, The United States
December 01, 1942

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John Crowley was born in Presque Isle, Maine, in 1942; his father was then an officer in the US Army Air Corps. He grew up in Vermont, northeastern Kentucky and (for the longest stretch) Indiana, where he went to high school and college. He moved to New York City after college to make movies, and did find work in documentary films, an occupation he still pursues. He published his first novel (The Deep) in 1975, and his 15th volume of fiction (Endless Things) in 2007. Since 1993 he has taught creative writing at Yale University. In 1992 he received the Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts...more


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Average rating: 3.86 · 12,916 ratings · 1,731 reviews · 64 distinct works · Similar authors
Little, Big
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 4,339 ratings — published 1981 — 29 editions
Aegypt (The Aegypt Cycle, #1)
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 871 ratings — published 1987 — 21 editions
Engine Summer
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 617 ratings — published 1979 — 13 editions
The Translator
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions
Love & Sleep (The Aegypt Cy...
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 424 ratings — published 1994 — 10 editions
Daemonomania (The Aegypt Cy...
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions
Lord Byron's Novel: The Eve...
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 2005 — 13 editions
Endless Things (The Aegypt ...
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions
Beasts
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 1976 — 12 editions
The Deep
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 1975 — 8 editions
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“The things that make us happy make us wise. ”
John Crowley, Little, Big

“The further in you go, the bigger it gets.”
John Crowley, Little, Big

“Love is a myth.'
'Love is a myth,' Grandfather Trout said. 'Like summer.'
'What?'
'In winter,'Grandfather Trout said, 'summer is a myth. A report, a rumor. Not to be believed in. Get it? Love is a myth. So is summer.”
John Crowley, Little, Big

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