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Thomas Berger


Born
in Cincinnati, Ohio, The United States
July 20, 1924

Died
July 13, 2014

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers


Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Thomas Louis Berger was an American novelist, probably best known for his picaresque novel Little Big Man, which was adapted into a film by Arthur Penn. Berger explored and manipulated many genres of fiction throughout his career, including the crime novel, the hard-boiled detective story, science fiction, the utopian novel, plus re-workings of classical mythology, Arthurian legend, and the survival adventure.

Berger's use of humor and his often biting wit led many reviewers to refer to him as a satirist or "comic" novelist, though he rejected that classification. ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.99 · 18,538 ratings · 1,342 reviews · 231 distinct works • Similar authors
Little Big Man
4.27 avg rating — 8,826 ratings — published 1964 — 96 editions
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The Return of Little Big Man
3.87 avg rating — 839 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions
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Arthur Rex
3.87 avg rating — 779 ratings — published 1978 — 15 editions
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Neighbors
3.49 avg rating — 632 ratings — published 1980 — 19 editions
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The Feud
3.67 avg rating — 411 ratings — published 1983 — 20 editions
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Sneaky People
3.48 avg rating — 404 ratings — published 1975 — 22 editions
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Meeting Evil
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3.33 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 1992 — 22 editions
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The Houseguest
3.46 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 1988 — 13 editions
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Being Invisible
3.43 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 1987 — 15 editions
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2.97 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions
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Series by Thomas Berger

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Quotes by Thomas Berger  (?)
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“If you want to really relax sometime, just fall to rock bottom and you'll be a happy man. Most all troubles come from having standards.”
― Thomas Berger, Little Big Man
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“Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.”
― Thomas Berger
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“The truth is always made up of little particulars which sound ridiculous when repeated.”
― Thomas Berger, Little Big Man
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Polls

May 2023 New School Classics Poll

 
  57 votes, 22.4%

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, 1939, 231 pages
 
  57 votes, 22.4%

 
  46 votes, 18.1%

The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig, 1942, 461 pages
 
  31 votes, 12.2%

 
  27 votes, 10.6%

 
  26 votes, 10.2%

Little Big Man by Thomas Berger, 1964, 422 pages
 
  10 votes, 3.9%

254 total votes
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