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Tamara Faith Berger is a Canadian author and novelist. She is best known for her novel Maidenhead, which won the Believer Book Award in 2012.[1] Berger is a self-described feminist.[2]

Tamara Faith Berger
Occupation	Novelist, writer
Nationality	Canadian
Notable works	Maidenhead (2012)
Notable awards	The Believer Book Award (2012)
Spouse	Clement Virgo

After completing her bachelor's degree, she worked as a writer of pornographic stories.[2] Her themes include women's desire and sexuality, often describing obscene scenarios.[2] Many of her novels explore issues of race and class. Her literary influences include Georges Bataille and Judy Blume.[3]

Her debut novel Lie With Me was adapted into a 2006 film by her husband, the filmmaker Clement Virgo.[4]

Her novel Queen Solomon was shortlisted for the 2019 ReLit Award for fiction.[5]

Bibliography

• Lie With Me (2001)
• The Way of the Whore (2004)
• A Woman Alone at Night (2007)
• Maidenhead (2012)
• Kuntalini (2016)
• Queen Solomon (2018)

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