Adam Braver
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Adam Braver is an American author who has published four acclaimed novels, mostly of historical fiction.
His first book was Mr. Lincoln's Wars (Harper Perennial, 2003), a novel told from thirteen different perspectives in order to illuminate Abraham Lincoln
's inner life. Second was Divine Sarah (William Morrow, 2004), which fictionalizes actress Sarah Bernhardt
's Farewell Tour of America. Crows Over the Wheatfield (Harper Perennial, 2006) told the story of a renowned Van Gogh scholar struggling to deal with her guilt after she accidentally kills a young boy in a car accident. The most recent, Nov 22, 1963 (Tin House Books, 2008) is a fictionalization of the day of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
. His books have been translated in France, Italy, Japan, and Brazil. Braver's short stories have appeared in journals such as "Harvard Review," "Tin House," "Daedalus," "Ontario Review," "The Normal School," and "West Branch." His work has been anthologized in "The Lincoln Anthology" (The Library of America, 2008), "Breakthrough" (Peter Lang Publishers, 2007), and "No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work From Post Road Magazine" (Dzanc Books, 2010). Braver is writer-in-residence, and teaches at Roger Williams University
. He also has been a regular writer-in-residence and faculty member at the New York State Summer Writers Institute. Additionally, he has taught in the low residency MFA programs at the University Southern Maine (Stonecoast), and the University of New Orleans. His forthcoming book will be published in 2012.
His first book was Mr. Lincoln's Wars (Harper Perennial, 2003), a novel told from thirteen different perspectives in order to illuminate Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
's inner life. Second was Divine Sarah (William Morrow, 2004), which fictionalizes actress Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt was a French stage and early film actress, and has been referred to as "the most famous actress the world has ever known". Bernhardt made her fame on the stages of France in the 1870s, and was soon in demand in Europe and the Americas...
's Farewell Tour of America. Crows Over the Wheatfield (Harper Perennial, 2006) told the story of a renowned Van Gogh scholar struggling to deal with her guilt after she accidentally kills a young boy in a car accident. The most recent, Nov 22, 1963 (Tin House Books, 2008) is a fictionalization of the day of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
. His books have been translated in France, Italy, Japan, and Brazil. Braver's short stories have appeared in journals such as "Harvard Review," "Tin House," "Daedalus," "Ontario Review," "The Normal School," and "West Branch." His work has been anthologized in "The Lincoln Anthology" (The Library of America, 2008), "Breakthrough" (Peter Lang Publishers, 2007), and "No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work From Post Road Magazine" (Dzanc Books, 2010). Braver is writer-in-residence, and teaches at Roger Williams University
Roger Williams University
Roger Williams University, commonly abbreviated as RWU, is a private, coeducational American liberal arts university located on in Bristol, Rhode Island, above Mt. Hope Bay. Founded in 1956, it was named for theologian and Rhode Island cofounder Roger Williams...
. He also has been a regular writer-in-residence and faculty member at the New York State Summer Writers Institute. Additionally, he has taught in the low residency MFA programs at the University Southern Maine (Stonecoast), and the University of New Orleans. His forthcoming book will be published in 2012.
Distinctions
- Barnes & Noble Discover Great Writers Selection (2003)
- Borders Original Voices Selection (2003)
- Book Sense Pick (2003 and 2006)
- Indie Next List Notable (2008)
- Finalist for the Texas Institute of Letters Jesse H. Jones Award for Fiction (2009)
External links
- The home page of Adam Braver's personal website.
- An article http://www.millikin.edu/English/GuilloryWeb/essays/postmodernLincoln.html about Braver's depiction of a postmodern Abraham Lincoln
- "The Humanity of Mr. Lincoln," an essay http://www.bordersstores.com/features/feature.jsp?file=braver by Braver for Border's
- A short film http://www.vimeo.com/1535825 where Braver discusses writing Nov 22, 1963