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Jan Notzon

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in Laredo, The United States

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Fiction, Historical Fiction

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John Steinbeck; William Shakespeare

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I used to ply the acting trade but retired to devote myself full-time to writing. I've written several plays and published eight novels, The Dogs...Barking, And Ye Shall Be As Gods, The Id Paradox, Song for the Forsaken, Suffer Not The Mole People, ONLY THE DEAD (Know the End of War), To Sing Like a Mockingbird and Heir of the West Wind are available in all mediums. ...more

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	And Ye Shall Be As Gods 4.46 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Sing Like a Mockingbird 4.87 avg rating — 121 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heir of the West Wind 4.89 avg rating — 99 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Id Paradox 4.45 avg rating — 40 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dogs...Barking 3.51 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Suffer Not The Mole People 4.71 avg rating — 28 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Only The Dead (Know the End of War) 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Song For The Forsaken 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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And Ye Shall Be As Gods

Eleanor Torres (5 stars): Chapter three struck me as the novel’s emotional turning point. It feels as if the story itself pauses to let the soul speak. Jake’s dialogue with his inner world with guilt, with memory, with God reads like something lifted from a psalm. Jan Notzon’s prose is so luminous that even pain becomes a kind of light.

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Jan Notzon made a comment on Kaiden Blackwood’s review of Heir of the West Wind " Thank you, Kaiden, for a very thoughtful review. "
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Jan Notzon liked Kaiden Blackwood's review of Heir of the West Wind: "What makes Heir of the West Wind memorable is its emotional discipline. The novel resists exaggeration and instead explores how suffering accumulates over time, reshaping identity and belief. The prose is thoughtful and atmospheric, with strong atten" Read more of this review »
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