Kevin Brockmeier - Author
Kevin Brockmeier is the author of the story collection Things That Fall from the Sky and the children’s novel City of Names. He has published stories in many magazines and anthologies, including The New Yorker, The Georgia Review, McSweeney’s, and The Best American Short Stories. He has received the Chicago Tribune’s Nelson Algren Award, an Italo Calvino Short Fiction Award, a James Michener—Paul Engle Fellowship, two O. Henry Awards (one of which was a first prize), and, most recently, an NEA grant. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.
All the different strands are still rushing around in my head, still astounding me, pulling me back for I read it like a galloping horse, so totally hooked was I. The chapters alternate between what is happening in the City and Laura Byrd struggling to stay alive in the Antarctic. The link between the two is spellbinding, utterly brilliant. Highly recommended.Similar this month: None.Comparison: Unique but you’ll enjoy Audrey Niffenegger, David Mitchell, Yann Mantel.
The Brief History of the Dead tells a magical story about our lives - about our place in the world, our connections with each other, and what happens to us after our deaths. It is a story of spellbinding power and imagination, which resonates long after the final page.
Something strange is going on. All over the world, pain is manifesting itself as light. Cuts and bruises blaze and flash. Arthritic joints glow. Injured troops emit radiant white shards into the desert night. On the news, they're calling it 'The Illumination'. As this breathtaking phenomenon takes holds, a private journal of love notes passes into the keeping of Carol Ann Page, a lonely hospital patient, and from there through the hands of five other people. Each of them will find their lives changed forever over a story which spans decades and continents, a story that shines a spectacular light on the wounds we all bear...
All the different strands are still rushing around in my head, still astounding me, pulling me back for I read it like a galloping horse, so totally hooked was I. The chapters alternate between what is happening in the City and Laura Byrd struggling to stay alive in the Antarctic. The link between the two is spellbinding, utterly brilliant. Highly recommended.Similar this month: None.Comparison: Unique but you’ll enjoy Audrey Niffenegger, David Mitchell, Yann Mantel.
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