Brian Panowich is an American author and journalist.
Biography
Panowich grew up an "
Army brat
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" in Europe before moving to
East Georgia.
[ Before becoming a writer he was a firefighter in ]Augusta, Georgia
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.[
He is known for the novels ''Bull Mountain, Like Lions, and Hard Cash Valley''.]Atlanta
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'' called ''Bull Mountain'' a brilliant debut novel
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.El País
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'' called his work about adventures in the mountains of Georgia "country noir
Southern noir is a genre of crime fiction set in the American South. It is considered a subgenre of noir fiction and often deals with themes related to poverty, racism, and violence.
Terminology
Southern noir is sometimes also called "rural no ...
". ''Il Giornale
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'' also wrote about his work. The ''HuffPost
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'' interviewed him in 2015.
In 2015 ITV Studios
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optioned ''Bull Mountain'' for adaptation into a TV series.
Panowich has four children.
Bibliography
* ''Bull Mountain'' (2015)
* ''Like Lions'' (2019)
* ''Hard Cash Valley'' (2020)
* ''Nothing But the Bones'' (2024)
References
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Living people
American fiction writers
Writers from Georgia (U.S. state)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Southern noir writers