Berger, Thomas (1924 - 2014)

Genre: General Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Short Stories

Thomas Louis Berger was born in Cincinnati, OH, graduated from Lockland High School in Cincinnati in 1942, enrolled at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio for a time, then enlisted in the Army, serving in the Medical Corps in England and Germany during WWII.

After the war, he enrolled at the University of Cincinnati, earned his baccalaureate degree (1948, with honors) and pursued graduate work in English at Columbia University.

After Columbia, he held jobs as a librarian at the Tamiment Institute and Library (formerly the Rand School for Social Science) in New York and as a summary writer for The New York Times Index.

He lived in Somesville, ME for several years and some of his novels were written here.

Probably his most-recognized work is Little Big ManNeighbors was also made into a film starring John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd.

Previously uncollected short stories have appeared in magazines such as American Review, Gentleman's Quarterly, Saturday Evening Post, Playboy, and Harper's.

Selected Bibliography

  • Crazy in Berlin (1958)
  • Reinhart in Love (1962)
  • Killing Time (1967)
  • Vital Parts (1970)
  • Regiment of Women (1973)
  • Sneaky People (1975)
  • Who Is Teddy Villanova? (1977)
  • Arthur Rex: A Legendary Novel (1978)
  • Neighbors (1980)
  • Reinhart?s Women (1981)
  • The Feud (1984)
  • Being Invisible (1987)
  • The Houseguest (1988)
  • Changing the Past (1989)
  • Orrie?s Story(1990)
  • Meeting Evil (1992)
  • Robert Crews (1994)
  • Suspects (1996)
  • The Return of Little Big Man (1999)
  • Best Friends (2003)
  • Adventures of the Artificial Woman (2004)