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ChristopherGMoore
, Male
Profile Information:
- Hometown:
- Vancouver, New York, Bangkok
- About Me:
- Christopher G. Moore is a Canadian. His background is law (not law enforcement) but as in lawyer/law professor. He has lived in Thailand since 1988. He first started writing radio drama for the C.B.C. and then moved on to New York where his first novel His Lordships Arsenal was published in 1985.
Christopher is the author of 20 novels, one collection of short stories and one non-fiction book. He is best known by his award-winning Vincent Calvino private eye series, which has been translated into a dozen languages. The third novel in the series, Zero Hour in Phnom Penh, won the German Critics Award for Crime Fiction (Deutscher Krimi Preis) for best international crime fiction in 2006 and the Premier Special Director's Award Semana Negra (Spain) in 2007. His novels have been translated into German, Japanese, Chinese, Norwegian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Italian, Hebrew and Thai.
His latest Vincent Calvino novel, The Risk of Infidelity Index--no. 9 in the series--was released in the US in 2007 (Atlantic Monthly Press) and in the UK in 2008 (Atlantic Books). The first in the series Spirit House was also released in 2008 in both continents. No. 10 in the Vincent Calvino series, Paying Back Jack, is due for release in November 2009. In June 2010 Asia Hand will be published by Grove in the United States. The Vincent Calvino series has also been optioned by Steve Samuels and Keanu Reeves for a feature film.
Among his 10 standalone novels are the cult classics Land of Smiles Trilogy, a behind-the-smiles study of his adopted country, Thailand (A Killing Smile, A Bewitching Smile and A Haunting Smile, Heaven Lake Press).
His non-fiction book titled Heart Talk explores the Thai social psyche with the use of the word jai (which means heart) in the Thai language.
Christopher is married and lives in Bangkok with his wife and five dogs. He is a frequent traveler in the region, with excursions to Burma, China, India, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Hometown: Vancouver, New York, Bangkok
Occupation: Writer
Movies and Shows: Crash, Babel, The Mexican, 28 Days, 12 Monkeys, The Cooler. The Sopranos.
Books: John Connelly, Paul Theroux, Graham Greene, Paco Ignacio Taibo, Peter Straub, Colin Thuborn, Colin Cotteril, Robertson Davies, Jim Thompson, Gary Disher, Peter Temple, Steven Pinker, Christopher Hitchens, Bill Bryson, and Paul Auster. - I Am A:
- Writer
- Website:
- http://www.cgmoore.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- John Connelly, Paul Theroux, Graham Greene, Paco Ignacio Taibo, Peter Straub, Colin Thuborn, Colin Cotterill, Matt Beynon Rees, Robertson Davies, Jim Thompson, Gary Disher, Peter Temple, Steven Pinker, Christopher Hitchens, Bill Bryson, and Paul Auster.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- Crash, Babel, The Mexican, 28 Days, 12 Monkeys, The Cooler. The Sopranos.
ChristopherGMoore
I suspect the number of full time writers living in Thailand and making a living from their books is relatively small. I would estimate about half a dozen novelist, someone of whom are here part time. Given the history and culture and the long-standing expat community, Thailand offers a rich source of material for a crime writer.
Jun 19, 2008
tito haggardt
is vinnie coming to the silver screen soon?
tito
Jun 22, 2008
ChristopherGMoore
Fingers crossed but it looks like a Vincent Calvino feature film should shoot in Thailand sometime in 2009. When I know more of the details, I'll let you know.
Jun 25, 2008