Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr (born October 27, 1973) is an American author of novels and short stories. He gained widespread recognition for his 2014 novel All the Light We Cannot See, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Anthony Doerr
Doerr in 2009
Born (1973-10-27) October 27, 1973
Cleveland, Ohio
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBowdoin College (BA)
Bowling Green State University (M.F.A.)
Website
www.anthonydoerr.com

Early life and education

Raised in Cleveland, Ohio,[1] Doerr attended the nearby University School, graduating in 1991. He then majored in history at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, graduating in 1995. He earned an MFA from Bowling Green State University.[2]

Career

Doerr's first book was a collection of short stories called The Shell Collector (2002). Many of the stories take place in countries within Africa and New Zealand, where he has worked and lived. His first novel, About Grace, was released in 2004. His memoir, Four Seasons in Rome, was published in 2007, and his second collection of short stories, Memory Wall, was published in 2010.

Doerr's second novel, All the Light We Cannot See, is set in occupied France during World War II and was published in 2014. It received significant critical acclaim and was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction.[3] The book was a New York Times bestseller, and was named by the newspaper as a notable book of 2014.[4] It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2015. It was runner-up for the 2015 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction [5] and won the 2015 Ohioana Library Association Book Award for Fiction.[6]

Doerr writes a column on science books for The Boston Globe and is a contributor to The Morning News, an online magazine.

From 2007 to 2010, he was the Writer in Residence for the state of Idaho.[7][8]

Personal life

Doerr is married, has twin sons and lives in Boise, Idaho.[9]

Bibliography

Novels
  • About Grace (2004) ISBN 978-0-7432-6182-1
  • All the Light We Cannot See (2014) ISBN 1476746583

Short story collections
  • The Shell Collector[10] (2002) ISBN 1439190054
  • Memory Wall (2010) ISBN 978-1-4391-8280-2

Memoirs
  • Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World[11] (2007) ISBN 978-1-4165-4001-4

Awards

References
  1. Long, Karen R. (April 10, 2011). "Anthony Doerr Wins Lucrative Short-story Prize". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  2. "Anthony Doerr". Archived from the original on May 9, 2010.
  3. "Get To Know The Finalists For The 2014 National Book Award". NPR.org. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  4. "The 10 Best Books of 2014". nytimes.com.
  5. D. Verne Morland. "Dayton Literary Peace Prize - An International Award".
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "ICA". Archived from the original on May 12, 2012.
  8. "Anthony Doerr Is A Recognized (And Slightly Wealthier) Fellow". Boise Weekly. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  9. Oland, Dana (April 20, 2015). "Boise's Anthony Doerr wins the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  10. Doerr, Anthony (February 2002). The Shell Collector. ISBN 9780743223621.
  11. Doerr, Anthony (June 12, 2007). Four Seasons in Rome. ISBN 9781416545972.
  12. Staff writer (April 8, 2011). "Anthony Doerr wins Short Story award". BBC News. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  13. Staff writer (April 9, 2011). "A heartwarming win for a heartbreaking tale". The Sunday Times. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
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