John Berendt

John Berendt is an American author, known for writing the best-selling non-fiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

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American - Author - Non-fiction - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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Berendt grew up in Syracuse, New York, where both of his parents were writers. As an English major at Harvard University, he worked on the staff of the Harvard Lampoon. He graduated in 1961 and moved to New York City to pursue a journalist career.

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Syracuse, New York - Harvard University - Harvard Lampoon - New York City

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Berendt was editor of New York Magazine from 1977 to 1979 and a columnist for Esquire from 1982 to 1994.

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New York Magazine - Esquire

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When he penned Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in 1994, Berendt became an overnight success. Chronicling the real-life events surrounding a murder trial in Savannah, Georgia, the book spent 216 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

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1994 - Murder - Savannah, Georgia - New York Times - Bestseller

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A movie version directed by Clint Eastwood appeared in 1997 to mixed acclaim.

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Berendt's next book, The City of Falling Angels, chronicling interwoven lives in Venice, has just been released.

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The City of Falling Angels - Venice

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