Anthony Doerr

Author of All the Light We Cannot See

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About the Author

Anthony Doerr was born on October 27, 1973 in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author of The Shell Collector, About Grace, Four Seasons in Rome, Memory Wall, and All the Light We Cannot See. His fiction has won four O. Henry Prizes and has been anthologized in several anthologies. He has won the Barnes show more and Noble Discover Prize, the Rome Prize, the New York Public Library's Young Lions Award, the National Magazine Award for Fiction, three Pushcart Prizes, two Pacific Northwest Book Award, three Ohioana Book Awards, the 2010 Story Prize, which is considered the most prestigious prize in the U.S. for a collection of short stories, and the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, which is the largest prize in the world for a single short story. His novel, All the Light We Cannot See, won the Adult Fiction Award for the Indies Choice Book Awards in 2015, the International Book of the Year at the ABIA Awards and the Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction in 2015. Anthony Doerr also won the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction for this same title. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Anthony Doerr

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All the Light We Cannot See (2014) 18,829 copies

Cloud Cuckoo Land (2021) 3,786 copies

About Grace (2004) 1,208 copies

The Shell Collector: Stories (2002) 964 copies

Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World (2007) 725 copies

Memory Wall: Stories (2010) 578 copies

The Best American Short Stories 2019 (2019) — Editor — 182 copies

Bromley v Forest Green Rovers, Vanarama National League: January 7th 2017 [official matchday programme] 17 copies

The Snake Handler (2011) 10 copies

The Hunter's Wife (short story) 10 copies

Tin House 30 (Winter 2007): Winter Reading (2007) 7 copies

Afterworld [short story] 1 copy

Village 113 [short story] (2011) 1 copy

The Deep 1 copy

All the Light We Cannot See (2023) 1 copy

Byen i skyerne 1 copy

All The Light We Cannot See: A Novel by Anthony Doerr - Summarized 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Future Dictionary of America (2004) — Contributor — 628 copies

State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America (2008) — Contributor — 517 copies

The Best American Short Stories 2003 (2003) — Contributor — 469 copies

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifteenth Annual Collection (2002) — Contributor — 266 copies

The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories (2004) — Contributor — 265 copies

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 238 copies

Granta 97: Best of Young American Novelists 2 (2007) — Contributor — 196 copies

Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases (2020) — Contributor — 186 copies

Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation (2017) — Contributor — 178 copies

McSweeney's Issue 32: 2024 AD (2009) — Contributor — 147 copies

McSweeney's Issue 34 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern) (2010) — Contributor — 109 copies

Eat Joy: Stories & Comfort Food from 31 Celebrated Writers (2019) — Contributor — 67 copies

The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners (2021) — Contributor — 64 copies

Granta 143: After the Fact (2018) — Contributor — 43 copies

2011 Pushcart Prize XXXV: Best of the Small Presses (2010) — Contributor — 39 copies

The Writer's Notebook II: Craft Essays from Tin House (2012) — Contributor — 38 copies

Good Roots: Writers Reflect on Growing Up in Ohio (2006) — Contributor — 22 copies

Tin House 28 (Summer 2006): Summer Reading (2006) — Contributor — 20 copies

The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes (2016) — Contributor — 18 copies

Granta : uuden kirjallisuuden areena. 7, [Koti] (2016) 3 copies

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Canonical name: Doerr, Anthony
Birthdate: 1973-10-27
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Places of residence: Boise, Idaho, USA
Novelty, Ohio, USA
New Zealand
Rome, Italy
Education: Bowdoin College
Bowling Green State University
University School
Occupations: novelist
short-story writer
Awards and honors: Rome Prize
Guggenheim Fellowship (2010)
Short biography: Anthony Doerr has won numerous prizes for his fiction, including the 2015 Pulitzer Prize. His most recent novel, All the Light We Cannot See, was named a best book of 2014 by a number of publications, and was a #1 New York Times Bestseller. Visit him at www.anthonydoerr.com.

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Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Absolutely amazing book. I loved every minute of it.

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ahef1963 | 172 other reviews | May 18, 2024 |

All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel by Anthony Doerr

This novel was wonderful. Anthony Doerr told a multifaceted story of family, friendships, war, and imagination.

This story sheds a different light through multiple characters of WWII. Not just the harsh and brutal realities of war, but those moments away from it. How even in war people lived their lives on both sides. How hope and love in its various forms are sometimes the very thing that drives survival and healing.

I loved the parallels between Werner’s story and Marie-Laure’s. How their paths converged and tapered away.

An absolute must read for historical fans!… (more)

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TiffanyCutshall | 885 other reviews | May 15, 2024 |

All the light we cannot see : a novel by Anthony Doerr

Much of the writing in this book was lovely and I thought the characters were superbly drawn but I wearied of the war scenes, the two-part story thread and thought the book would benefit from a tighter edit. I was skimming over a lot of Werner's parts toward the end. Frederick's was a heartbreaking story. Did we need the diamond at all? I would read more of the author's work but must temper my enthusiasm to three stars.

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featherbooks | 885 other reviews | May 7, 2024 |

Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel by Anthony Doerr

I really enjoyed this book. Even though it had some futuristic aspects (which I typically do not like), it was still all about humans and how they connect (the point just so happened to occur over time). This was thoughtful and well written -- long, but kept each story and character moving. Highly recommend.

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sbenne3 | 172 other reviews | May 5, 2024 |

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