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Andrea Barrett

Andrea Barrett has received a National Book Award and a MacArthur grant and has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She lives in North Adams, Massachusetts, and teaches at Williams College.

Awards

Books by Andrea Barrett

  1. Book CoverThe Air We Breathe: A Novel

    "An evocative panorama of America...on the cusp of enormous change" (Newsday) by the National Book Award-winning author of Ship Fever.More

  2. Book CoverServants of the Map: Stories

    "Luminous....Each [story] is rich and independent and beautiful and should draw Barrett many new admirers."—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewMore

  3. Book CoverShip Fever: Stories

    1996 National Book Award Winner for Fiction.More

  4. Book CoverThe Story Behind the Story: 26 Stories by Contemporary Writers and How They Work

    In a splendid display of show-and-tell, 26 writers tell a story and lift the curtain to reveal how they did it.More

  5. Book CoverVoyage of the Narwhal: A Novel

    From the author of the 1996 National Book Award Winner Ship Fever.More