Christopher Moore

This article is about the American writer Christopher Moore. For the Canadian writer, see Christopher G. Moore .

Moore 2010 at a book signing

Christopher Moore (born January 1, 1957 in Toledo , Ohio ) is an American writer .

Life

Christopher Moore grew up in Mansfield , Ohio. His father was a patrol officer and his mother worked in a department store. He earned the money for his driver's license with numerous jobs: roofer, night watchman, disc jockey, photographer, insurance agent, hotel receptionist and waiter.

He studied anthropology for a while at Ohio State University , later he went to California and studied photography at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara , where he also took some writing courses.

According to his own statements, Christopher Moore began to write when he was about twelve years old, but it wasn't until he was about 30 that he made his breakthrough with the book Der kleine Demonenberater (Original Practical Demonkeeping ). A year after its publication, The Walt Disney Company bought the film rights to the book.

Moore lives in Kauaʻi , Hawaii and San Francisco , California. Before he became a writer, he worked as a journalist . Today he writes novels that are also internationally successful.

bibliography

Novels

• Practical demonkeeping. Orbit Book Co., 1992, ISBN 978-1-84149-447-0 .
  • German: The little demon advisor. Goldmann, 1997, ISBN 3-442-54002-X .
• Coyote Blue. Simon & Schuster, 1994, ISBN 0-06-073543-0 .
  • German: Blues for full moon and coyote. Goldmann, 1996, ISBN 3-442-43430-0 .
• Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story. Simon & Schuster, 1995, ISBN 0-684-81097-2 .
  • German: long teeth. Goldmann, 2002, ISBN 3-442-08143-2 .
• Island of the Sequined Love Nun. Avon, 1997, ISBN 0-06-073544-9 .
  • German: Heavenly Goddess. Goldmann, 1998, ISBN 3-442-54032-1 .
• The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove. Harper Collins, 1999, ISBN 0-06-059027-0 .
  • German: Der Lustmolch . Goldmann, 2001, ISBN 3-442-44986-3 .
• Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. HarperCollins, 2002, ISBN 0-380-81381-5 .
  • English: The Bible after Biff . Goldmann, 2002, ISBN 3-442-54182-4 .
• Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings. William Morrow, 2003, ISBN 0-380-97841-5 .
  • German: Flossen Weg !. Goldmann Manhattan, 2005, ISBN 3-442-54208-1 .
• The Stupidest Angel - A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror. William Morrow, 2004, ISBN 0-06-084235-0 .
  • English: The foolish angel . Goldmann, 2005, ISBN 3-442-54224-3 . Also as: The Stupidest Angel v 2.0. William Morrow, 2005, ISBN 0-06-084235-0 (version expanded by a short story).
• A dirty job. Harper Collins, 2006, ISBN 0-06-059027-0 .
  • German: a surefire job. Goldmann, 2006, ISBN 3-442-54225-1 .
• You Suck: A Love Story. William Morrow, 2007, ISBN 0-06-059029-7 .
  • German: love at first bite. Goldmann, 2008, ISBN 978-3-442-54253-6 .
• Fool. William Morrow, 2009, ISBN 0-06-059031-9 .
  • German: Fool (Roman) . Goldmann, 2009, ISBN 978-3-442-31189-7 .
• Bite Me: A Love Story. William Morrow, 2010, ISBN 0-06-177972-5 .
  • German: A bite is worth a thousand words. Goldmann, 2011, ISBN 978-3-442-31243-6 .
• Sacré Bleu. William Morrow, 2012, ISBN 0-06-177974-1 .
  • German: Verflixtes Blau. Goldmann, 2012, ISBN 978-3-442-31324-2 .
• The Serpent of Venice. William Morrow, 2014, ISBN 0-06-233590-1 .
  • English: The rascal of Venice. Goldmann, 2014, ISBN 978-3-442-31328-0 .
• Secondhand Souls. HarperCollins, 2015, ISBN 978-0-06-177978-7 .
  • German: a surefire plan. Goldmann, 2016, ISBN 978-3-442-31439-3
• Noir. William Morrow, 2018, ISBN 978-0-06-243397-8 .
  • German: Noir. Goldmann, 2018, ISBN 978-3-442-31486-7

stories

• Our Lady of the Fishnet Stockings (1987)
• Cat's Karma (1987)
• Breakdown (2018)

Graphic novel

• The Griff (2011, with Ian Corson, originally conceived as a script)

Web links

• Literature by and about Christopher Moore in the catalog of the German National Library
• Christopher Moore in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Works by and about Christopher Moore at Open Library
• Christopher Moore's website
• Interview with Christopher Moore on literatopia.de , February 2009

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cat's Karma ( Memento of November 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ).
2. ^ The Griff ( Memento June 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ).