John Berendt
Autor de Medianoche en el jardín del bien y del mal
Sobre El Autor
John Berendt (born December 5, 1939) is an American author, known for writing the bestselling nonfiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. He grew up in Syracuse, New York and majored in English at Harvard mostrar más University. Berendt was once the editor of New York Magazine, and he also made a living by writing and editing for several magazines, with a regular column in Esquire. Berendt began traveling frequently experiencing his first trip to Savannah in 1982. After several return trips, he made Savannah his primary home. The best selling novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is Berendt's account of living in Savannah with the mix of people ranging from well-bred socialites to outrageous black drag queens. One morning, Berendt was informed that Jim Williams, an antique dealer and owner of the Mercer House, had shot his housemate Danny Hansford. The story centers around the murder and the bizarre events following the shooting that led to Williams' four murder trials, a Georgia record. Berendt is also the author of The City of Fallen Angels, which is set in Venice. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras de John Berendt
Esquire Fashions for Men 1 copia
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1939-12-05
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Syracuse, New York, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Syracuse, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA - Educación
- Harvard University (BA|English | 1961)
- Ocupaciones
- journalist
associate editor (Esquire)
editor (New York Magazine)
Author - Organizaciones
- Esquire
New York - Premios y honores
- Pulitzer Prize finalist (Non-Fiction | 1995)
Lambda Literary Award (1994)
Southern Book Award (1994) - Agente
- Suzanne Gluck (William Morris Agency)
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These are some of the real residents of Savannah, Georgia, a city whose eccentric mores are unerringly observed -and whose dirty linen is gleefully aired- in this utterly irresistible book. At once a true-crime murder story and a hugely entertaining and deliciously perverse travelogue, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is as bracing and intoxicating as half-a-dozen mint juleps.
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