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John Berendt

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in Syracuse, New York, The United States

December 05, 1939

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The son of two writers, John Berendt grew up in Syracuse, New York. He earned a B.A. in English from Harvard University, where he worked on the staff of The Harvard Lampoon. After graduating in 1961, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in publishing. He was editor of New York magazine from 1977 to 1979, and wrote a monthly column for Esquire from 1982 to 1994.

Berendt first traveled to Savannah in the early 80's, and spent more and more time there over the next few years, until he was there more often than he was in New York. ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 291,311 ratings · 14,566 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3.92 avg rating — 271,679 ratings — published 1994 — 135 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The City of Falling Angels 3.55 avg rating — 16,571 ratings — published 2005 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Innocent Abroad: Life-Changing Trips From 35 Great Writers by John Berendt, Dave Eggers, Richard Ford 3.60 avg rating — 761 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Baby Blue Jays 3.73 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Savannah 3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	天使墜落的城市 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Rule number one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
― John Berendt, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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“If you go to Atlanta, the first question people ask you is, "What's your business?" In Macon they ask, "Where do you go to church?" In Augusta they ask your grandmother's maiden name. But in Savannah the first question people ask you is "What would you like to drink?”
― John Berendt, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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“Keep a diary, but don't just list all the things you did during the day. Pick one incident and write it up as a brief vignette. Give it color, include quotes and dialogue, shape it like a story with a beginning, middle and end—as if it were a short story or an episode in a novel. It's great practice. Do this while figuring out what you want to write a book about. The book may even emerge from within this running diary.”
― John Berendt

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What shall we read in October, 2021? Books published after 1980.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John Berendt

13 votes 28.9%

The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi, by Richard Grant

10 votes 22.2%

In the Fall, by Jeffrey Lent

7 votes 15.6%

The Witching Hour, by Anne Rice

6 votes 13.3%

The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had, by Kristin Levine

6 votes 13.3%

The Birds of Opulence, by Crystal Wilkinson

3 votes 6.7%

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