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= Christopher Ruel = Christopher Allen Ruel (born 1972) is an American novelist, opera journalist, and composer. His musical work is written as C.A. Ruel

Biography
Ruel is a New Jersey native born in Englewood, NJ, to Michael J. Ruel, Sr., and Elaine Ruel (nee Rizutti). He attended Northern Valley Regional High School in Old Tappan, NJ, and graduated with bachelor's degree in English and American Literature (minor in music) from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Career
Ruel is a writer for OperaWire News, an online opera news source, an amateur autodidact composer of orchestral and electronic music. His debut novel, Fata Morgana is currently in revision.