Evan Michael Tanner, or simply Tanner, is the literary creation of author Lawrence Block and appears in eight of his novels. Seven of those were published in the 5 year period 1966-1970; the eighth one appeared in 1998, after a 28-year gap. Tanner is known to have fought in the Korean War, when his sleep center was destroyed by a stray piece of shrapnel, making him a permanent insomniac. He was most likely discharged after this incident, despite becoming an idea of the "perfect soldier"- one who is constantly awake. As a result of his injury, he does not sleep, nor does he need to.
Read more about Evan Michael Tanner: The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep, The New Job, From The 1970s To The 1990s, Evan Tanner Novels
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