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Eckhard Gerdes

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Eckhard Gerdes is an American-born novelist & editor. He earned his MFA in creative writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

He's author of ten published novels:
Projections ['86 Depth Charge]
Ring in a River ['89 Depth Charge]
Truly Fine Citizen ['92 Highlander]
Cistern Tawdry ['02 Fugue State]
Przewalski's Horse ['06 Red Hen]
The Million-Year Centipede, or, Liquid Structures ['07 Raw Dog Screaming]
Nin & Nan ('08 Bizarro]
My Landlady the Lobotomist ['08 Raw Dog Screaming]
The Unwelcome Guest and Nin and Nan ['10 Crossing Chaos Enigmatic Ink]
Hugh Moore ('10 Civil Coping Mechanisms)

His work reflects experimental technique, sometimes ignoring time, space, or causality in the service of stories of individuals struggling t...more


Average rating: 4.11 · 181 ratings · 28 reviews · 22 distinct works
My Landlady the Lobotomist
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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The Million-Year Centipede
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
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Cistern Tawdry
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2002
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PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2006
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Hugh Moore
4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010
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4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010
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Ring in a River
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
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message 3: by Donna

Donna I am not a writer though I wish I was!


message 2: by Dylan

Dylan Thanks for making me a friend. If it's to much to ask, why did you make me a friend?


Bradley Hello Eckhard, I hope you are having a good day! =)

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