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Christopher Moore is an American writer of absurdist fiction. His stories usually require conflicted everyman characters suddenly struggling across occult or even extraordiary circumstances. These off-a-gonzo characters, wacky settings, & bizzarre plot line typically location legitimate political & social concerns. A screenplay rights to a select few of Moore's books, like Practical Demonkeeping & Bloodsucking Fiends, use been purchased by Disney, however use non eventually been mass produced into motion picture. Inheriting the humanism from either either his love of Steinbeck, & the feel of absurd from Vonnegut, Christopher Moore occurs as right-selling creator by having major cult status.
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Chris Moore Author's site. Features excerpts and reviews of his books, interviews, biography, recommended reading, photo galleries, and bulletin board. Bookhaunts.net: Christopher Moore Interview with the author prior to the release of Lamb. The Agony Column: Fluke Positive review by Rick Kleffel. The Agony Column: Practical Demonkeeping Rick Kleffel's review of the debut novel. Green Man Review: Lamb Gary Whitehouse's review of Moore's "best book yet." Gulfstream!ng: Faith and Fiction Interview by Garry Kravit for Florida International University's literary e-zine. Two Headed Cat: Christopher Moore An aspiring writer's interview with Moore prior to the release of Fluke. SF Site: Island of the Sequined Love Nun Steven H. Silver's positive review of the novel. Chudstories: Chris Moore Interview by Claudia Smith about Moore's books and his writing style. Trickster's Way: Coyote: The Avatar of Irony in Christopher Moore's Coyote Blue Cheri Crenshaw's analysis of Moore's use of the Native American trickster. |
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