Kem Nunn (born 1948) is a third-generation Californian novelist, surfer, and magazine and

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who lives in southern

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. He has been described as "the inventor of ''surf-noir''" for his novels' dark themes, political overtones, and surf settings. He is the author of six novels, including his 1984 seminal debut surf novel ''Tapping the Source,'' which was a finalist for the National Book Award. ''Tapping The Source'' inspired the 1991 movie ''

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'', and its 2015 remake. Nunn's novel, ''Tijuana Straights'', received a ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize. Nunn collaborated with producer

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on the third and final season (2006) of the HBO Western drama series '' Deadwood''. Milch and Nunn co-created the HBO series ''

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'', a surfing series set in

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, which premiered on June 10, 2007. Nunn also wrote for the last three seasons of the television drama series, ''Sons of Anarchy.'' Nunn was a creator, executive producer, and head writer for the television series, ''

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'', with Hugh Laurie, directed by Lenny Abrahamson. ''Chance'' was based on Nunn's novel by the same name. Nunn also spent time in the graduate programs in Creative Writing at Columbia and University of California, Irvine.

Biography

Kem Nunn grew up in Pomona and Northern California. He has written the novels ''Tapping the Source,'' ''Dogs of Winter'', ''Pomona Queen'', ''Unassigned Territory'', ''Tijuana Straits'', and ''Chance''. He received an MFA in creative writing from

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. Nunn joined the crew of the HBO western drama '' Deadwood'' as a writer for the third and final season in 2006. The series was created by

and focused on a growing town in the American West. Nunn wrote the episode "Leviathan Smiles". He also wrote for

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of '' Sons of Anarchy''.

Bibliography

* ''Tapping the Source'' (1984) was a finalist for the National Book Award. * ''Unassigned Territory'' (1986) * ''Pomona Queen'' (1992) * ''The Dogs of Winter'' (1997) * ''Tijuana Straits'' (2004)