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Thomas Berger (1) (1924–2014)

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Thomas Berger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 20, 1924. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army and served in England and Germany as part of the Medical Corps. He received a baccalaureate degree with honors from the University of Cincinnati in 1948 and pursued graduate work in English at vis mere Columbia University until 1951. He worked as a librarian at the Tamiment Institute and Library in New York and as a summary writer for The New York Times Index. His first novel, Crazy in Berlin, was published in 1958. He wrote numerous books during his lifetime including Killing Time, Who Is Teddy Villanova?, Adventures of the Artificial Woman, Sneaky People, The Houseguest, Meeting Evil, Suspects, Best Friends, and The Feud. Several of his novels were adapted into films including Little Big Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Neighbors starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. He died on July 13, 2014 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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Værker af Thomas Berger

En god dag at dø (1964) 1,227 eksemplarer
Arthur Rex: A Legendary Novel (1978) 440 eksemplarer
The Return of Little Big Man (1999) — Forfatter — 297 eksemplarer
Neighbors (1980) 190 eksemplarer
Sneaky People: A Novel (1975) 165 eksemplarer
The Feud (1983) 165 eksemplarer
Reinhart's Women (1981) 132 eksemplarer
Being Invisible (1987) 123 eksemplarer
Regiment of Women (1973) 120 eksemplarer
Vital Parts (1970) 99 eksemplarer
Who is Teddy Villanova? (1977) 97 eksemplarer
Crazy in Berlin (1958) 96 eksemplarer
Meeting Evil: A Novel (1992) 89 eksemplarer
Reinhart in Love (1962) 86 eksemplarer
Nowhere (1985) 85 eksemplarer
The Houseguest (1988) 78 eksemplarer
Changing the Past (1989) 74 eksemplarer
Killing Time (1967) 74 eksemplarer
Best Friends (2003) 70 eksemplarer
Orrie's Story (1990) 51 eksemplarer
Suspects: A Novel (1996) 37 eksemplarer
Robert Crews (1994) 33 eksemplarer
Neighbors [1981 Film] (1981) — Writer — 16 eksemplarer

Associated Works

Stifinder (1840) — Efterskrift, nogle udgaver1,423 eksemplarer
The Best of Modern Humor (1983) — Bidragyder — 292 eksemplarer
Russell Baker's Book of American Humor (1993) — Bidragyder — 210 eksemplarer
Little Big Man [1970 film] (1995) — Original book — 108 eksemplarer
Modern Arthurian Literature (1992) — Bidragyder — 31 eksemplarer

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Perfectly dry humor overflowing from the pen of one of America's best writers. Read "Little Big Man" if you want the. best.
 
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ben_r47 | 5 andre anmeldelser | Feb 22, 2024 |
Věřte tomu nebo ne, Jacku Crabbovi je 111 let. Věřte nebo nevěřte, Jack Crabb má dva otce: jednoho bílého a druhého, sice duchovního, zato nefalšovaného indiánského náčelníka kmene Čejenů, který mu také dal to nezapomenutelné jméno - Malý velký muž Malý velký muž Jack Crabb tak zdědil od každého svého předka něco a výsledkem je zábavný vypravěč, který si neláme hlavu s rasovými rozdíly a přepíná podle momentální potřeby mezi bílými a rudými návyky a zvyklostmi.… (mere)
 
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PDSS | 32 andre anmeldelser | Dec 19, 2023 |
Another reviewer described it as a kind of farcical, suburban version of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and I think that's fairly accurate.

Berger is pithy as all hell, and while the suburban hell of "Neighbors" is a bit dated, it's still a rollicking tale of alienation and . . . redemption?
 
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3Oranges | 5 andre anmeldelser | Jun 24, 2023 |
Un desocupado coleccionista y aficionado a las antigüedades indias tiene oportunidad de entrevistar a un irascible anciano de más de ciento diez años, el viejo Jack Crabb, superviviente de la batalla de Little Big Horn, aquella en la que sioux, cheyennes y otros aliados hicieron picadillo a Custer y a parte de su séptimo de caballería. Pero Jack Crabb no sólo fue el único superviviente de aquella legendaria batalla. En su relato al coleccionista, le cuenta que primero fue niño blanco, luego, tras el asesinato de su familia por los indios, niño cheyenne, y adolescente blanco y guerrero cheyenne (con el nombre de “Pequeño Gran Hombre”) después, y jugador de ventaja, y buscador de oro, y cazador de búfalos, y explorador del ejército, y confidente del general Custer, y amigo de “Wild Bill” Hickok.… (mere)
 
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Natt90 | 32 andre anmeldelser | Mar 23, 2023 |

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