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George Dawes Green

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George Dawes Green is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of the Moth. His first novel, The Caveman's Valentine, won an Edgar Award and became a motion picture starring Samuel L. Jackson. The Juror was a bestseller in more than 20 languages and the basis for the motion picture starring Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin. Ravens was chosen as one of the best books of the year by the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal and many other publications. Green grew up in Georgia and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. ...more

Average rating: 3.99 · 27,824 ratings · 1,992 reviews · 7 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Juror

4.16 avg rating — 15,200 ratings — published 1995 — 77 editions
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The Kingdoms of Savannah

3.69 avg rating — 6,223 ratings — published 2022 — 17 editions
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The Moth

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4.35 avg rating — 4,765 ratings — published 2013 — 17 editions
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Ravens

3.01 avg rating — 1,988 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
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The Caveman's Valentine

3.78 avg rating — 908 ratings — published 1994 — 53 editions
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“Hemorrhoids. Cockroaches. Anal warts. Lonely nights. Smoking's ravages. AIDS. All the ads promised relief from these things, but where was the relief from these ads?”
George Dawes Green, The Caveman's Valentine

“I was in love with him. I mean, I'm not gay, but this was a physical love. When I was around him, I couldn't breathe. I felt like he was the world. I loved him the way that a worm loves its apple.”
George Dawes Green

“But no, here she is. Simply shocking in her beauty and poise. She’s wearing her only gown, the silvery”
George Dawes Green, The Kingdoms of Savannah

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