All the light we cannot see
- 544 pages
- 20 hours of reading
The epic new novel from Sunday Times Short Story Prize-winner Anthony Doerr.
Anthony Doerr Books
October 27, 1973
Anthony Doerr writes with an exquisite sensitivity to detail and the beauty of the world, even amidst its darkest moments. His prose delves into intricate human connections, exploring profound experiences with a particular focus on empathy and the ways we connect across vast distances. Readers are drawn to his ability to craft vivid imagery and characters that resonate long after the final page. His work serves as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the search for light in circumstances that might otherwise lead to despair.
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GUARDIAN BEST FICTION PICK OF 2021 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA's FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2021
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Large Print Edition)
- 1136 pages
- 40 hours of reading
Follows four young dreamers and outcasts through time and space, from 1453 Constantinople to the future, as they discover resourcefulness and hope amidst peril.
Four Seasons in Rome
On Twins, Insomnia and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
The author describes the year he spent in Rome after winning the Rome Prize, including his adventures around the city, life in a foreign but welcoming country, and parenthood as it applies to his newborn twins
In this astonishingly assured, exquisitely crafted debut collection, Anthony Doerr takes readers from the African coast to the suburbs of Ohio, from sideshow pageantry to harsh wilderness survival, charting a vast and varied emotional landscape. Like the best storytellers, Doerr explores the human condition in all its manifestations: metamorphosis, grief, fractured relationships, and slowly mending hearts. Most dazzling is Doerr's gift for conjuring nature in both its beautiful abundance and crushing power. Some of his characters contend with tremendous hardship; some discover unique gifts; all are united by their ultimate deference to the mysteries of their respective landscapes.
The Best American Short Stories 2019
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Presents a selection of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.
Set on four continents, stories about memory.
About Grace
- 402 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Beautifully written and compelling, About Grace is the brilliant debut novel from Anthony Doerr. Growing up in Alaska, young David Winkler is crippled by his dreams. At nine, he dreams a man is decapitated by a passing truck on the path outside his family's home. The next day, unable to prevent it, he witnesses an exact replay of his dream in real life. The premonitions keep coming, unstoppably. He sleepwalks during them, bringing catastrophe into his reach. Then, as unstoppable as a vision, he falls in love, at the supermarket (exactly as he already dreamed) with Sandy. They flee south, landing in Ohio, where their daughter Grace is born. And then the visions of Grace's death begin for Winkler, as their waterside home is inundated. Plagued by the same horrific images of Grace drowning, when the floods come, he cannot face his destiny and flees. He beaches on a remote Caribbean island, where he works as a handyman, chipping away at his doubts and hopes, never knowing whether Grace survived the flood or met the doom he foretold. After two decades, he musters the strength to find out!
