George Dawes Green (born 1954) is an American novelist and the founder of the storytelling organization

The Moth The Moth is a non-profit group based in New York City dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Founded in 1997, the organization presents a wide range of theme-based storytelling events across the United States and abroad, often featuring ...

Books and films

Green published his first novel, ''The Caveman's Valentine'', in 1994. It was adapted into a film in 2001, starring

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. He followed it in 1995 with ''The Juror'', which was also adapted into a film, released in 1996, starring

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and Alec Baldwin. Green did not publish another novel until 2009, when ''Ravens'' was released. Set in Green's native Georgia, ''Ravens'' was critically acclaimed and hailed by the '' LA Times'' as "a triumphant return". Green's next work, a mystery-suspense novel titled ''The Kingdoms of Savannah'', was published on July 19, 2022, and also takes place in Georgia.

The Moth

In 1997, Green founded

, a not-for-profit storytelling organization based in New York City. The idea for The Moth came from evenings Green spent staying up late with friends, exchanging stories, while moths flitted around the lights.

Works

Novels

* ''The Caveman's Valentine'' (1994) * ''The Juror'' (1995) * ''Ravens'' (2009) * ''The Kingdoms of Savannah'' (2022)

Screenplay

* ''

The Caveman's Valentine ''The Caveman's Valentine'' is a 2001 American mystery-drama film directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Samuel L. Jackson based on George Dawes Green's 1994 novel of the same name. The film was released by Universal Focus, a subsidiary of Uni ...

'' (2001)

References

External links

*
The Moth website
* Living people 1954 births 20th-century American novelists Novelists from Georgia (U.S. state) American male novelists 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American male writers {{US-novelist-1950s-stub