# Kem Nunn

> Kem Nunn is a third-generation Californian novelist, surfer, and magazine and television writer who lives in southern California. 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 Point Break, and its 2015 remake. Nunn's novel, Tijuana Straights, received a Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

*American writer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/kem-nunn

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1948
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.1 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
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## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1738429)
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