Berger, Thomas (Vol. 8) - Berger, Thomas 1924–
Berger, Thomas 1924–
American novelist, playwright, editor, and short story writer, Berger has had a steady output of novels since the publication of Crazy in Berlin in 1958. Little Big Man, a mock-heroic parody of the Old West and probably his best known novel, was made into a successful motion picture. In recent fiction, notably Regiment of Women and Who Is Teddy Villanova?, Berger has continued to write in the comic-satiric vein that is gaining him increasing recognition. The latter is an excellent burlesque of the conventional detective novel. (See also CLC, Vols. 3, 5, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 1-4, rev. ed.)
[Surely Thomas Berger] should sign his novels Tom Berger by this time, if only as a hint to the reviewers, who can't make head or tail of him, that he really is a good guy. Berger's trouble with the critics is that he cannot keep a straight face, no matter what he's writing about. He has...
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