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Christopher Bram (born 1952, Buffalo, New York) is an America author.

Bram grew up in Kempsville, Virginia (outside Norfolk), where he was a paperboy and an Eagle Scout. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1974 (B.A. in English). He moved to New York City in 1978.

His nine novels range in subject matter from gay life in the 1970s to the career of a Victorian musical clairvoyant to the frantic world of theater people in contemporary New York. Fellow novelist Philip Gambone wrote of his work, "What is most impressive in Bram's fiction is the psychological and emotional accuracy with which he portrays his characters. . . His novels are about ordinary gay people trying to be decent and good in a morally compromised world. He focuses on the often conflicting claims of friendship, family, love and desire; the ways good intentions can become confused and thwarted; and the ways we learn to be vulnerable and human." Bram has written numerous articles and essays (a selection is included in Mapping the Territory). He has also written or co-written several screenplays, including two shorts directed by his partner, Draper Shreeve.

His novel Father of Frankenstein, about film director James Whale, was made into the movie Gods and Monsters starring Ian McKellen, Lynn Redgrave, and Brendan Fraser. Bill Condon adapted the screenplay and directed. Condon won an Academy Award for his adaptation.

Bram was a Guggenheim Fellow in 2001. In May 2003, he received the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement. He lives in Greenwich Village and teaches at New York University.

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Total Books: 37
The Art of History Unlocking the Past in Fiction and Nonfiction
Eminent Outlaws The Gay Writers Who Changed America
2013 - Eminent Outlaws the Gay Writers Who Changed America (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780446563123
ISBN-10: 0446563129
Genres: Literature & Fiction, LGBTQ+ Books
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Best Gay Stories 2010
2010 - Best Gay Stories 2010 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781590213056
ISBN-10: 159021305X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, LGBTQ+ Books
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Mapping the Territory Selected Nonfiction
Exiles in America
2007 - Exiles in America (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780061138355
ISBN-10: 0061138355
Genres: Literature & Fiction, LGBTQ+ Books
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Exiles in America
2006 - Exiles in America (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780061138348
ISBN-10: 0061138347
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ+ Books
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 5

Exiles in America A Novel
2006 - Exiles in America a Novel (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780739475546
ISBN-10: 0739475541
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ+ Books
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Gods and Monsters  A Novel
2005 - Gods and Monsters a Novel [P.S.] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780060780876
ISBN-10: 0060780878
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 6

Lives of the Circus Animals  A Novel
2003 - Lives of the Circus Animals a Novel (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780060542535
ISBN-10: 0060542535
Genres: Arts & Photography, Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 8

Le Pre de Frankenstein
2002 - Le Pre De Frankenstein (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782264032218
ISBN-10: 2264032219
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Notorious Dr August His Real Life and Crimes
The Notorious Dr August  His Real Life and Crimes
2001 - The Notorious Dr August His Real Life and Crimes (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780060934972
ISBN-10: 0060934972
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 10

Agarrate Fuerte
2001 - Agarrate Fuerte (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788495346148
ISBN-10: 8495346141
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Father of Frankenstein
1999 - Father of Frankenstein (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780753808658
ISBN-10: 075380865X
Genre: LGBTQ+ Books
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Gossip
1998 - Gossip (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780452273382
ISBN-10: 0452273382
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ+ Books
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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Hold Tight
1996 - Hold Tight (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780854491322
ISBN-10: 0854491325
Genres: Literature & Fiction, LGBTQ+ Books
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The Father of Frankenstein
1996 - The Father of Frankenstein (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780452273375
ISBN-10: 0452273374
Genres: Literature & Fiction, LGBTQ+ Books
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 4

In Memory of Angel Clare
1994 - In Memory of Angel Clare (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780854491452
ISBN-10: 0854491457
Genre: LGBTQ+ Books
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Almost History
1994 - Almost History (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780854491933
ISBN-10: 0854491937
Genres: Literature & Fiction, LGBTQ+ Books
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Almost History
1993 - Almost History (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780452269668
ISBN-10: 0452269660
Genres: Literature & Fiction, LGBTQ+ Books
  • Currently 2.3/5 Stars.
 2

Surprising Myself
1990 - Surprising Myself (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780854491308
ISBN-10: 0854491309
Genre: LGBTQ+ Books
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