C. W. Gortner
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Sobre El Autor
C. W. Gortner was born and raised in Spain. He moved to the United States when he was a teen-ager. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and a Masters of Fine Arts in Writing from the New College of California. He soon mostrar más found his passion for writing and became an author of historical fiction. His titles include: The Last Queen, The Confessions of Catherine De Medici, The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile, Mademoiselle Chanel, and Marlene. He was named one of the top ten historical novelists by The Washington Independent Review of Books. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Gortner, Christopher Willis
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1964-07-24
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- San Francisco, California, USA
Spain - Educación
- New College of California (MFA/Writimg, MA/Renaissance Studies)
- Premios y honores
- Shortlisted for the Heathrow Travel Award: Travel Read, Fiction 2009
- Agente
- Jennifer Weltz (Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, Inc.)
- Biografía breve
- C.W. GORTNER’s novel THE LAST QUEEN is a Marin Independent Journal bestseller and is currently being translated into eight languages. He holds a MFA in Writing with an emphasis on Renaissance Studies from the New College of California and has taught university seminars on the 16th century. In addition, he travels extensively to research his books. A regular contributor to the Historical Novels Review and Solander, publications of the Historical Novel Society, C.W. is also a dedicated advocate for animal rights and environmental issues. Born in Washington D.C. and raised in Málaga, Spain, he is half-Spanish by birth and lives in Northern California. Visit him at: www.cwgortner.com
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