Please answer the following question: Read the bio below and try to give details on craig clevenger 's: - period - notableworks - influences - genre - birth date - name - birth place - occupation Bio: craig clevenger is an american author of contemporary fiction . born 1964 in dallas , texas , he grew up in southern california where he studied english at california state university , long beach . he is the author of two novels , '' the contortionist 's handbook '' and '' dermaphoria '' , both released by macadam/cage . his work has been classified by some as neo-noir and has received praise from such authors as chuck palahniuk and irvine welsh . clevenger lists among his influences jim thompson , james m. cain , edgar allan poe , richard matheson , italo calvino , kobo abe , steve erickson , mark danielewski , will christopher baer , seth morgan , james ellroy , michael hogan , john o'brien , michael ventura and rupert thomson . having recently left san francisco , clevenger has completed work on a third novel , '' mother howl '' , based on his short story '' the fade '' . he shares a fan base with fellow authors will christopher baer and stephen graham jones .
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- period is 2002 -- present- notableworks is '' '' the contortionist 's handbook '' , '' dermaphoria- influences is jim poe , richard matheson , italo calvino , kobo abe thompson , steve erickson , mark danielewski , will christopher baer , , seth morgan , james ellroy , michael hogan , james john o'brien , michael ventura , rupert thomson m. cain , edgar allan- genre is transgressional fiction , neo-noir- birth date is 1964- name is craig clevenger- birth place is dallas , texas- occupation is novelist