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Christopher Barzak

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born
July 21, 1975

gender
male

place of birth
Warren, Ohio, United States

website

genre
Literature & Fiction

influences
Jonathan Lethem, Carson McCullers,Toni Morrison, Sherwood Anderson, Jeanette Winterson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ray Bradbury, Shirley Jackson, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Aimee Bender, Flannery O'Connor


about this author

Christopher Barzak grew up in rural Ohio, went to university in a decaying post-industrial city in Ohio, and has lived in a Southern California beach town, the capital of Michigan, and in the suburbs of Tokyo, Japan, where he taught English in rural junior high and elementary schools. His stories have appeared in a many venues, including Nerve.com, The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, Strange Horizons, Salon Fantastique, Interfictions, Realms of Fantasy, and Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet. His first novel, One for Sorrow, was published by Bantam Books in Fall of 2007. Currently he lives in Youngstown, Ohio, where he teaches writing at Youngstown State University.




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avg rating: 3.34 | 47 ratings | 2 distinct works
One For Sorrow One For Sorrow (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.34 — 47 ratings — published 2007
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The Love We Share Without Know... The Love We Share Without Knowing (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2008
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Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing (Paperback)
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quotes by Christopher Barzak

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"Sometimes you've got to be able to listen to yourself and be okay with no one else understanding."
Christopher Barzak (One For Sorrow)
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