Carrie Brown (author)
Carrie Brown | |
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Born |
Connecticut, United States | May 29, 1959
Occupation | Novelist, professor |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Brown University University of Virginia |
Spouse | John Gregory Brown |
Website | |
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Carrie Brown (born May 29, 1959) is an American novelist. She is the author of seven novels and a collection of short stories. Her most recent novel, The Stargazer's Sister, was published by Pantheon Books in January 2016.
Background and Education
A Connecticut native, Brown received her Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in 1981 and her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Virginia, where she was a Henry Hoyns Fellow, in 1998. She has taught at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and currently, she is the Margaret Banister Writer-in-Residence at Sweet Briar College. She lives with her husband, the novelist John Gregory Brown, in Sweet Briar, Virginia.
Work
Brown's first novel, Rose's Garden (Algonquin 1998) won the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award.[1] The New York Times Book Review deemed it "A magical first novel...both luminous and wise," [2]
In a starred review of her second novel, Lamb in Love (Algonquin 1999), Publishers Weekly wrote "Brown eloquently explores the terrain of human interactions, showing how genuine love can exalt ordinary individuals." [3] The New York Times Book Review called the novel "unconventional and eloquent." [4]
The Hatbox Baby (Algonquin 2000) won the 2001 Library of Virginia Literary Award,[5] the 2001 Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Award,[6] and the 2000 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize.[7]
Her story collection The House on Belle Isle (Algonquin) appeared in 2002. It was a finalist for the 2003 LIbrary of Virginia Literary Award,[8] and The Chicago Tribune called it “Rich in image and insight, gracefully written and peopled with characters who quietly demand our loving attention.” [9]
Confinement (Algonquin 2004) won the 2005 Library of Virginia Literary Award [10] In their review of the book, People Magazine wrote: "This beautiful novel maps the emotional life of a World War II refugee who becomes trapped in his new existence in America" and called it "part Sophie’s Choice, part Anne Tyler.”[11]
Brown's novel The Rope Walk (Pantheon 2007). It was a finalist for the 2008 Library of Virginia Literary Award [12] and the 2008 Library of Virginia People's Choice Award.[13] In addition, it was named the 2009 All Iowa Reads Book by the Iowa Public Library.[14] The Washington Post Book World called the novel "gentle, lyrical" and the New Orleans Times Picayune said: "reading this novel is a serious pleasure."[15]
Awards and Honors
- The Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers Award 1998
- The Library of Virginia Literary Award: Winner 2001, 2005; Finalist 2003, 2007
- Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize 2000
- Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Award 2001
- Library of Virginia People's Choice Award: Finalist 2008
- National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
References
- ↑ http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/roses-garden-carrie-brown/1100642514
- ↑ Coughlin, Ruth, The New York Times Book Review, April 26, 1998
- ↑ "Fiction Review: Lamb in Love", Publishers Weekly, March 29, 1999
- ↑ Barrett, Linda Osborne, "Moonstruck", The New York Times Book Review, May 16, 1999
- ↑ http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/litawards/winners.htm
- ↑ http://www.workman.com/products/9781565122994/
- ↑ http://www.rochester.edu/College/WST/SBAI/recipients.html
- ↑ http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/litawards/winners.htm
- ↑ Lordan, Beth, The Chicago Tribune, April 7, 2002
- ↑ http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/litawards/winners.htm
- ↑ People Magazine, May 3, 2004
- ↑ http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/litawards/winners.htm
- ↑ http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/press/2008FinalistRelease080808.pdf
- ↑ http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/air/previous-years/poair/air09home
- ↑ http://www.randomhouse.com/book/19274/the-rope-walk-by-carrie-brown#praise&awards