| Christopher Coe | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1952 or 1953 Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 41) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Education | Columbia University |
Christopher Coe (1952/1953 – September 6, 1994) was an American novelist.
Life
Coe was born in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, and raised in Portland, Oregon. As an adult he lived in both New York City and Paris. Educated at Columbia University, he was a classmate of Amy Hempel, David Leavitt and Anderson Ferrell.
His first novel, I Look Divine, was published in 1987; his second, Such Times, was published in 1993. As well as a writer, Coe also worked as a photographer and cabaret singer.
Coe died of AIDS on September 6, 1994, at his home in Manhattan.
References
- Clark, William Lane (1993). "Christopher Coe". In Nelson, Emmanuel S. (ed.). Contemporary Gay American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 71–76. ISBN 0-313-28019-3.
- ^ "Christopher Coe, 41; Wrote Gay Novels". The New York Times. September 8, 1994. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012.
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