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  <name><![CDATA[Barry Gifford]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Barry Gifford is an American author, poet, and screenwriter known for his distinctive mix of American landscapes and film noir- and Beat Generation-influenced literary madness.

He is described by Patrick Beach as being &quot;like if John Updike had an evil twin that grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and wrote funny...&quot;He is best known for his series of novels about Sailor and Lula, two sex-driven, star-crossed protagonists on the road. The first of the series, &lt;i&gt;Wild at Heart&lt;/i&gt;, was adapted by director David Lynch for the 1990 film of the same title. Gifford went on to write the screenplay for &lt;i&gt;Lost Highway&lt;/i&gt; with Lynch. Much of Gifford's work is nonfiction.
]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Chicago, Illinois</hometown>  <born_at>10/18/1946</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Wild at Heart: The Story of Sailor and Lula]]></title>
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  <average_rating>3.77</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>200</ratings_count>
  <published>1990</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Jack's Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Barry Gifford]]></name>
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        <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Lawrence Lee]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.07</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>60</ratings_count>
  <published>1978</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Night People]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Barry Gifford]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.58</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>60</ratings_count>
  <published>1992</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Perdita Durango]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Barry Gifford]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.69</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>51</ratings_count>
  <published>1992</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Wild Life of Sailor and Lula]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Barry Gifford]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.18</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>33</ratings_count>
  <published>1996</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Port Tropique]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Barry Gifford]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.54</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>35</ratings_count>
  <published>1980</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Sailor's Holiday]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Barry Gifford]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.90</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>30</ratings_count>
  <published>1991</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Baby Cat-Face: A Novel]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Barry Gifford]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.82</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>28</ratings_count>
  <published>1995</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Barry Gifford]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.06</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>18</ratings_count>
  <published>2000</published>  
  
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        <book id="405280">
  <title><![CDATA[The Sinaloa Story: A Novel]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Barry Gifford]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.89</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>18</ratings_count>
  <published>2005</published>  
  
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