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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
Agarrate Fuerte
Agarrate Fuerte (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788495346148
ISBN-10: 8495346141
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Almost History
Almost History (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780452269668
ISBN-10: 0452269660
Genres: Literature & Fiction, LGBTQ+ Books
  • Currently 2.3/5 Stars.
 2

The Art of History Unlocking the Past in Fiction and Nonfiction
Best Gay Stories 2010
Best Gay Stories 2010 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781590213056
ISBN-10: 159021305X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, LGBTQ+ Books
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El Padre de Frankenstein
El Padre De Frankenstein [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788433908889
ISBN-10: 843390888X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Eminent Outlaws The Gay Writers Who Changed America
Exiles in America
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
The Father of Frankenstein
The Father of Frankenstein (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780452273375
ISBN-10: 0452273374
Genres: Literature & Fiction, LGBTQ+ Books
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 4

Father of Frankenstein
Father of Frankenstein (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780525939139
ISBN-10: 052593913X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Gods and Monsters  A Novel
Gods and Monsters a Novel [P.S.] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780060780876
ISBN-10: 0060780878
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 6

Gossip
Gossip (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780452273382
ISBN-10: 0452273382
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ+ Books
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1

Hold Tight
Hold Tight (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780452262263
ISBN-10: 0452262267
Genre: LGBTQ+ Books
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
 5

In Memory of Angel Clare
In Memory of Angel Clare (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780452264342
ISBN-10: 0452264340
Genre: LGBTQ+ Books
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 3

Le Pre de Frankenstein
Le Pre De Frankenstein (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782264032218
ISBN-10: 2264032219
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Lives of the Circus Animals
Lives of the Circus Animals (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780060542542
ISBN-10: 0060542543
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 3

Lives of the Circus Animals  A Novel
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

Mapping the Territory Selected Nonfiction
The Notorious Dr August  His Real Life and Crimes
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

Surprising Myself
Surprising Myself (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780805006698
ISBN-10: 0805006699
Genre: LGBTQ+ Books
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 12

Vida de Los Animales del Circo
Vida De Los Animales Del Circo [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788467015522
ISBN-10: 8467015527
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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