Thomas Berger (novelist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Berger (novelist)

novelist

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1924

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 13-Jul-2014

Profession: screenwriter, writer, journalist, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Thomas Louis Berger (July 20, 1924 – July 13, 2014) was an American novelist.
Probably best known for his picaresque novel Little Big Man and the subsequent film by Arthur Penn, Berger explored and manipulated many genres of fiction throughout his career, including the crime novel, the hard-boiled detective story, science fiction, the utopian novel, plus re-workings of classical mythology, Arthurian legend, and the survival adventure.
Berger's biting wit led many reviewers to refer to him as a satirist or "comic" novelist, descriptions he preferred to reject.
His admirers often bemoaned that his talent and achievement were under-appreciated, in view of his versatility across many forms of fiction, his precise use of language, and his probing intelligence.