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Anthony Doerr

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Anthony Doerr is the author of six books, The Shell Collector , About Grace , Memory Wall , Four Seasons in Rome , All the Light We Cannot See , and Cloud Cuckoo Land . Doerr is a two-time National Book Award finalist, and his fiction has won five O. Henry Prizes and won a number of prizes including the Pulitzer Prize and the Carnegie Medal. Become a fan on Facebook and stay up-to-date on his latest publications. ...more

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My essay about narwhal, icebergs, and “luxury” travel in the High Canadian Arctic appears in the November issue of Condé Nast Traveler. A few of my photographs are featured as well!

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Average rating: 4.29 · 2,015,102 ratings · 149,352 reviews · 44 distinct works • Similar authors

	All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,719,872 ratings — published 2014 — 204 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cloud Cuckoo Land 4.26 avg rating — 224,579 ratings — published 2021 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	About Grace 3.45 avg rating — 22,762 ratings — published 2004 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shell Collector 3.99 avg rating — 16,542 ratings — published 2001 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World 3.92 avg rating — 15,559 ratings — published 2007 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memory Wall 4.08 avg rating — 8,565 ratings — published 2010 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Short Stories 2019 by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author), Heidi Pitlor (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.65 avg rating — 1,533 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hunter's Wife 3.70 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deep 4.17 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Snake Handler 3.71 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See

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“Don’t you want to be alive before you die?”
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“But it is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don't you do the same?”
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The House on Vesper Sands

by Paraic O'Donnell

9 votes, 25.7%

Things I Wish I Told My Mother

by Susan Patterson

7 votes, 20.0%

Memory Wall

by Anthony Doerr

6 votes, 17.1%

The Company We Keep

by Frances Itani

5 votes, 14.3%

The Nickel Boys

by Colson Whitehead

5 votes, 14.3%

A Cat's Guide to Bonding with Dragons

by Chris Behrsin

2 votes, 5.7%

Elsey Come Home: A novel

by Susan Conley

1 vote, 2.9%

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message 8: by Jacob

Apr 25, 2015 11:41AM

Congrats on the Pulitzer, Anthony! You and Marilynne Robinson can start an exclusive club now.

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message 7: by Anthony

Apr 26, 2012 07:06AM

Thanks for the kind words, Anne.
And thanks for the friendship here, David. I've only published one novel--About Grace, so if you want long-form narrative, that's your best bet. Both The Shell Collector and Memory Wall are collections of short stories. And Four Seasons in Rome is a memoir about living in Rome for a year with newborn twins. More about info about each book is here: http://www.anthonydoerr.com/books/
Thanks much for being a reader!
Yours, Anthony

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message 6: by Anne

Apr 24, 2012 07:10PM

In regard to David's post: My two favorite books of Anthony's are: The Shell Collectors, and The Memory Wall.
These are two of the best books that I have EVER had the privilege to read.
I highly recommend both!
Anne

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message 5: by Anne

Apr 24, 2012 07:06PM

David wrote: "Dear Anthony,
Thanks for the add.
For starters I'd like to add your best novel to my reading list: which one is it?
Where is the best place to start reading your work?
Please advise.
Cordially,
David"

David wrote: "Dear Anthony,
Thanks for the add.
For starters I'd like to add your best novel to my reading list: which one is it?
Where is the best place to start reading your work?
Please advise.
Cordially,
David"

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message 4: by David

Apr 24, 2012 07:46AM

Dear Anthony,
Thanks for the add.
For starters I'd like to add your best novel to my reading list: which one is it?
Where is the best place to start reading your work?
Please advise.
Cordially,
David

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message 3: by Jacob (last edited Oct 24, 2011 07:00AM)

Oct 13, 2011 07:27AM

Congrats on making the Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011!

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message 2: by Anthony

Jan 11, 2011 11:15AM

Thanks for the nice note, Tara! And for the nice review on Goodreads. Hope your work is going swell. And happy new year. -Tony

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Jan 11, 2011 07:16AM