Thomas Berger Books in Order

Thomas Berger is a celebrated American novelist, renowned for his genre-bending and often irreverent style. He is best known for his picaresque masterpiece, <i>Little Big Man</i>, which was adapted into a film by Arthur Penn. Throughout his career, Berger has deftly navigated and subverted various forms of fiction, including crime novels, hard-boiled detective stories, science fiction, utopian novels, and re-imaginings of classical mythology and Arthurian legend. His work is characterized by a sharp wit and biting humor, earning him the label of satirist or "comic" novelist from many reviewers. However, Berger rejects this classification, instead embracing the complexities and nuances of his multifaceted writing style.