Thomas Berger (novelist)

Thomas Berger (novelist)

Thomas Louis Berger (born July 20, 1924) is an American novelist.

Biography

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Berger was in Europe with the United States Army and then studied at the University of Cincinnati, and at Columbia University. He worked as a librarian and a journalist before publishing his first novel, "Crazy in Berlin", in 1958. Berger may be best known for the movie made from his novel "Little Big Man", which starred Dustin Hoffman. His 1980 novel, "Neighbors", was also made into a film, "Neighbors", starring John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Cathy Moriarty.

Bibliography

*"Crazy in Berlin" (1958)
*"Reinhart in Love" (1962)
*"Little Big Man" (1964)
*"Killing Time" (1967)
*"Vital Parts" (1971)
*"Regiment of Women" (1973)
*"Sneaky People" (1975)
*"Who is Teddy Villanova" (1977)
*"" (1978)
*"Neighbors" (1980)
*"Reinhart's Women" (1981)
*"The Feud" (1983)
*"" (1984)
*"Nowhere" (1985)
*"Being Invisible" (1987)
*"The Houseguest" (1988)
*"Changing the Past" (1989)
*"Orrie's Story" (1990)
*"Meeting Evil" (1992)
*"Robert Crews" (1994)
*"Suspects" (1996)
*"The Return of Little Big Man" (1999)
*"Best Friends" (2003)
*"Adventures of the Artificial Woman" (2004)

External links

* [http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/vls/179/lethem.shtml Appreciation in the Village Voice]
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