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John Berendt (born December 5, 1939) is an American author, known for writing the best-selling non-fiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.
John Berendt (Author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) Discover new books on Goodreads. See if your friends have read any of John Berendt's books. Join Goodreads. John Berendt’s Followers (1,129) Born. in Syracuse, New York, The United States. December 05, 1939. Genre. Literature & Fiction. edit data.
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Apr 3, 2024 · The author of the bestselling nonfiction novel reflects on its success, characters, and Savannah in a conversation with Garden & Gun editor. Watch the video of the interview and learn more about the book and its adaptations.
John Berendt has 24 books on Goodreads with 564110 ratings. John Berendt’s most popular book is Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a non-fiction novel by John Berendt. The book, Berendt's first, was published on January 10, 1994, and follows the story of Jim Williams, an antiques dealer on trial for the killing of Danny Hansford.
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John Berendt's narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt interweaves a first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case.
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John Berendt was born in New York in 1939 and graduated from Harvard University in 1961. While at Harvard, he was on the editorial board of the Harvard Lampoon. From 1961 to 1969, he was an associate editor at Esquire and later wrote for David Frost and Dick Cavett.