Barry Gifford (born October 18, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American author, poet, and screenwriter known for his distinctive mix of American landscapes and prose influenced by film noir and Beat Generation writers. Gifford writes nonfiction, poetry, and is best known for his series of novels about Sailor and Lula, two star-crossed protagonists on a perpetual road trip.
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American novelist, poet, screenwriter, biographer, editor (born 1946)
| Born | 1946-10-18 |
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American novelist, poet, screenwriter, biographer, editor (born 1946)
| Born | 1946-10-18 |
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Fiction, Fiction, general, Biography, American Authors, Fiction, short stories (single author), Man-woman relationships, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Short stories, Beat generation, Kerouac, jack, 1922-1969, Authors, biography, Beats (Persons), Biographies, Bohemianism, Chicago (ill.), fiction, FICTION / Literary, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Gay men, Homes and haunts, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Prostitutes, Social life and customs, American Short stories, American literature, American poetryPlaces
United States, Chicago (Ill.), New Orleans (La.), Mexican-American Border Region, Mexico, États-Unis, Central America, Chicago, Illinois, Lowell, Lowell (Mass.), Massachusetts, Mexique, North Carolina, Sinaloa (Mexico : State), Sinaloa (State), TexasPeople
Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), Barry Gifford (1946-), David Perry (1959-), Marlon Brando, Mezz Mezzrow (1899-1972), Rudy Winston, William Saroyan (1908-1981)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL399684A
- ISNI: 0000000121478132
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 115448403
- IMDb: nm0317510
- Library of Congress Names: n79061179
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV048053
- VIAF: 111118438
- Wikidata: Q2669574
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q2669574
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