Christopher G. Moore
- January 4, 2024
- Novelist
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Christopher G. Moore Biography
| Name | Christopher G. Moore |
| Birthday | Jul 8 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Christopher G. Moore is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on July 8, 1952 in Canada. Canadian author of intriguing detective novels that are set in Thailand. He is most well-known for his books that feature the protagonist Vincent Calvino, Private Eye as well as an literary trilogy, which contains A Killing Smile (1991), A Bewitching Smile (1992) as well as A Haunting Smile (1993).
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While a law professor at the University of British Columbia, he had the chance to visit Japan in 1983 and from Tokyo at the invitation of a friend continued on to visit Thailand for the first time. His first book His Lordship’s Arsenal was published in New York in 1985. A short documentary about Moore’s writing life in Thailand is titled The Big Weird World of Christopher G. Moore.
Vincent Calvino is a fictional Bangkok-based private eye created by Christopher G. Moore in the Vincent Calvino Private Eye series. Vincent Calvino first appeared in 1992 in Spirit House, the first novel in the series. His latest appearance is in “Jumpers”, the 16th novel in the series published in October 2016. Moore’s protagonist, Vincent Calvino, half Jewish and half Italian, is an ex-lawyer from New York, who, under ambiguous circumstances, gave up law practice and became a private eye in Bangkok. “Hewn from the hard- boiled Dashiell Hammett/Raymond Chandler model, Calvino is a tough, somewhat tarnished hero with a heart of gold.”—Mark Schreiber, The Japan Times. Calvino has been said to epitomize “the complex, thus constantly troubled, private investigator of classic crime fiction, albeit replanted into the exotic, even surreal setting that is Thailand . . .”
Born in Canada but he later relocated to Thailand.
Christopher G. Moore Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Christopher G. Moore is one of the richest Novelist from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Christopher G. Moore 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a professor of legal studies in The University of British Columbia before publishing his debut book, His Lordship’s Arsenal, in the year 1985. The first time he visited Thailand which was the country that was the inspiration for much of his writing, in 1983.
His books were translated in Japanese, Hebrew, and Thai as well as numerous other languages.
Christopher G. Moore (born 8 July 1952) is a Canadian writer of twenty-seven novels, six works of non-fiction, editor of three anthologies, and author of four radio dramas. He is best known for his trilogy A Killing Smile (1991), A Bewitching Smile (1992) and A Haunting Smile (1993), a behind-the-smiles study of his adopted country, Thailand, and for his Vincent Calvino Private Eye series set in Bangkok. His novels have been translated into German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Turkish, Norwegian, Polish, Russian and Thai.
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“Moore’s noir thrillers and literary fiction—like Graham Greene, he alternates between ‘entertainment’ and serious novels—are subtle and compelling evocations of a part of the world rarely seen through our eyes.”—Macleans.
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Christopher Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Christopher G. Moore celebrates birthday on July 8 of every year.
“Moore’s flashy style successfully captures the dizzying contradictions in [Bangkok’s] vertiginous landscape.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review.
Top Facts about Christopher G. Moore
1. Christopher G. Moore is a Canadian writer of 27 novels, 6 works of non-
fiction, 3 anthologies, and 4 radio dramas.
2. Moore is best known for his trilogy A Killing Smile, A Bewitching Smile,
and A Haunting Smile.
3. Vincent Calvino is Moore’s fictional Bangkok-based private eye, created in
the series Vincent Calvino Private Eye.
4. Moore is the founder of the Christopher G. Moore Foundation and the
Changing Climate, Changing Lives (CCCL) Film Festival 2020.
5. Moore’s work has been translated into multiple languages including German,
French, Italian, Portuguese, Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Turkish,
Norwegian, Polish, Russian and Thai.
6. Moore’s protagonist Vincent Calvino is half-Jewish and half-Italian and is
an ex-lawyer from New York.
7. His Lordship’s Arsenal was Moore’s first novel, published in New York in
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8. A short documentary about Moore’s writing life in Thailand is titled The Big Weird World of Christopher G. Moore.
9. Moore is the host of Book Talk Conversations, a twice a month webcast / podcast.
10. An annual prize is awarded by the Christopher G. Moore Foundation to the best book that advances awareness of human rights.