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Christopher John "Chris" Offutt (born August 24, 1958, Lexington, Kentucky) is an American writer.

The son of author Andrew J. Offutt, Chris Offutt grew up in a small former mining community in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Kentucky. He quit high school to join the army, but failed the physical. He subsequently attended Morehead State University and graduated with a degree in theater and a minor in art. He then hitchhiked around the country, holding more than 50 jobs, all part-time.

He later attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop. In 1992, he published a short story collection, Kentucky Straight. His second book was the 1993 memoir The Same River Twice, and in 1997 he published his first novel, The Good Brother. In 1999, he published his second book of stories, Out of the Woods, followed in 2002 by No Heroes: A Memoir of Coming Home, about a six-month return home to Rowan County.

His work has received awards from the Lannan Foundation, Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Whiting Foundation. Offutt was also named one of the twenty best young American fiction writers by Granta. His non-fiction has appeared in The New York Times, Men's Journal, Oxford American, and on National Public Radio. His work is widely translated, and taught in high schools and colleges. His stories are included in many anthologies, including Best American Short Stories, four appearances in New Stories of the South, and twice on Selected Shorts on NPR in New York City. He has also presented more than 100 public readings of his work in the USA and abroad. In 2005, Offutt made his comic book debut when he wrote "Another Man's Escape" for Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist. A second comic is included in the anthology "Noir," from Dark Horse Comics.

Offutt has been a visiting faculty member at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the University of Montana, the University of New Mexico, Grinnell College, Morehead State University, and Mercer University.

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Total Books: 37
Code of the Hills
Code of the Hills [Mick Hardin, Bk 3] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780802161918
ISBN-10: 080216191X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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Country Dark
Country Dark (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780802127792
ISBN-10: 0802127797
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
 2

The Good Brother
The Good Brother (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780099274957
ISBN-10: 0099274957
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Good Brother
Good Brother (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780436204807
ISBN-10: 0436204800
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The GOOD BROTHER  A Novel
The Good Brother a Novel (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780684809830
ISBN-10: 0684809834
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Kentucky Straight
Kentucky Straight (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9782070422166
ISBN-10: 207042216X
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Kentucky Straight  Stories
Kentucky Straight Stories [Vintage Contemporaries] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780679738862
ISBN-10: 067973886X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 2

'The Killing Hills A Times  Sunday Times Thriller of the Year
The Killing Hills
The Killing Hills [Mick Hardin, Bk 1] (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780802158413
ISBN-10: 0802158412
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Le Fleuve et l'Enfant
Le Fleuve Et L'enfant (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782070417889
ISBN-10: 2070417883
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Michael Chabon PresentsThe Amazing Adventures of the Escapist Volume 3
Michael Chabon Presentsthe Amazing Adventures of the Escapist Volume 3 [Amazing Adventures of the Escapist Graphic Novels] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781593074920
ISBN-10: 1593074921
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comics & Graphic Novels
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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My Father the Pornographer A Memoir
My Father the Pornographer a Memoir (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781501112461
ISBN-10: 1501112465
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Parenting & Relationships
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 2

No Heroes
No Heroes (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780413772831
ISBN-10: 0413772837
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No Heroes  A Memoir of Coming Home
No Heroes a Memoir of Coming Home (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780684865515
ISBN-10: 0684865513
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
 1

No Heroes A Memoir of Coming Home
No Heroes a Memoir of Coming Home (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780684865522
ISBN-10: 0684865521
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

OUT OF THE WOODS  Stories
Out of the Woods Stories (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780684825564
ISBN-10: 0684825562
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1

Out of the Woods Stories
Out of the Woods Stories (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780684853765
ISBN-10: 0684853760
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 5

The Reluctant Sheriff
The Reluctant Sheriff [Mick Hardin, Bk 4] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780802164032
ISBN-10: 080216403X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1

The Same River Twice  A Memoir
The Same River Twice a Memoir (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780140232530
ISBN-10: 0140232532
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 2

The Same River Twice A Memoir
The Same River Twice a Memoir (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780671787349
ISBN-10: 0671787349
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction
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The Secret Society of Demolition Writers
Shifty's Boys [Mick Hardin, Bk 2] (Hardcover)