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Thomas Berger (Cyclopedia of World Authors)

Few writers are as agile at manipulating the conventions of the novel form as Thomas Louis Berger, the son of Thomas Charles and Mildred (Bubbe) Berger. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946, mainly in Germany, an experience that is reflected in Crazy in Berlin, the first of the four Reinhart series novels. After World War II, Berger graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1948 and did graduate work at Columbia University. In 1950, he married Jeanne Redpath, and during the 1950’s he earned his living as an editor, working for The New York Times Index and...

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