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Christopher Moore

クリストファー・ムーア

Kurisutofā Mūa

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1957-01-01 （Toledo, Ohio, U.S.）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Toledo, Ohio → Mansfield, Ohio → Columbus, Ohio → Santa Barbara, California → Kauai, Hawaii → San Francisco, California

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1987-2024
Influenced By
Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, John Steinbeck, Tom Robbins, Richard Brautigan, Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, Jules Verne, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Ian Fleming

Education

Ohio State University
Country: United States
Attended in Columbus
Brooks Institute of Photography
Photography
Country: United States
Attended in Santa Barbara

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Practical Demonkeeping

1992 Humor, Fantasy

A story involving a practical demonkeeping.

SupernaturalHumor

Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story

1995 Horror, Humor

A love story involving vampires.

VampiresRomance

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

2002 Humor, Historical Fantasy

Humorous account of Christ's childhood told by his pal Biff.

Religious ParodyFriendship

The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror

2004 Humor, Fantasy

A heartwarming tale of Christmas terror.

ChristmasAngels

Fool

2009 Humor, Historical Fantasy

Fool's tale based on King Lear.

ShakespeareAbsurdity

Bibliography

  • Practical Demonkeeping (1992)
  • Coyote Blue (1994)
  • Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story (1995)
  • Island of the Sequined Love Nun (1997)
  • The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (1999)
  • Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (2002)
  • Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings (2003)
  • The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (2004)
  • A Dirty Job (2006)
  • You Suck: A Love Story (2007)
  • Fool (2009)
  • Bite Me: A Love Story (2010)
  • Sacré Bleu (2012)
  • The Serpent of Venice (2014)
  • Secondhand Souls (2015)
  • Noir (2018)
  • Shakespeare for Squirrels: A Novel (2020)
  • Razzmatazz (2022)
  • Anima Rising (2025)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous styleAbsurdist fictionComic fantasy
Recurring Motifs
Everyman characters in supernatural circumstancesSatire

Legacy

American author known for humorous novels featuring supernatural elements and conflicted everyman characters. Many books optioned for film but none produced.

Trivia

  • Grew up as an only child, entertaining himself with imagination.
  • Started writing around age 12 and realized his talent by 16.
  • Lives in San Francisco.