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'''Andrea Barrett''' (born November 16, 1954)<ref name="Union">{{cite web|url=http://www.union.edu/about/notables/profiles/barrett.php |title=Union Notable - Andrea Barrett |year=2010 |publisher=Union College |access-date=2010-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528032649/http://www.union.edu/About/notables/profiles/barrett.php |archive-date=28 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is an American [[novelist]] and [[short story writer]]. Her collection ''Ship Fever'' won the 1996 U.S. [[National Book Award for Fiction]],<ref name=nba1996/> and she received a [[MacArthur Fellowship]] in 2001. Her book ''Servants of the Map'' was a finalist for the 2003 [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]],<ref name=pulitzer/> and ''Archangel'' was a finalist for the 2013 [[Story Prize]].<ref name="storyprize2013">[http://www.thestoryprize.org/2013_winners.html "The Story Prize Winner & Finalists - 2013"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322164637/http://www.thestoryprize.org/2013_winners.html |date=March 22, 2014 }}. The Story Prize. Retrieved March 22, 2014.</ref>
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'''Andrea Barrett''' (born November 16, 1954)<ref name="Union">{{cite web|url=http://www.union.edu/about/notables/profiles/barrett.php |title=Union Notable - Andrea Barrett |year=2010 |publisher=Union College |access-date=2010-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528032649/http://www.union.edu/About/notables/profiles/barrett.php |archive-date=28 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is an American [[novelist]] and [[short story]] writer. Her collection ''Ship Fever'' won the 1996 U.S. [[National Book Award for Fiction]],<ref name=nba1996/> and she received a [[MacArthur Fellowship]] in 2001. Her book ''Servants of the Map'' was a finalist for the 2003 [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]],<ref name=pulitzer/> and ''Archangel'' and ''Natural History'' were finalists for [[The Story Prize]].<ref name="storyprize2013">[http://www.thestoryprize.org/2013_winners.html "The Story Prize Winner & Finalists - 2013"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322164637/http://www.thestoryprize.org/2013_winners.html |date=March 22, 2014 }}. The Story Prize. Retrieved March 22, 2014.</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Career==
==Career==
Barrett began writing fiction seriously in her thirties, but was relatively unknown until the publication of ''Ship Fever'', a collection of novellas and short stories that won the National Book Award in 1996.<ref name=nba1996/>
Barrett began writing fiction seriously in her thirties, but was relatively unknown until the publication of ''Ship Fever'', a collection of novellas and short stories that won the [[National Book Award for Fiction|National Book Award]] in 1996.<ref name=nba1996/>


Barrett's work has been published in ''[[A Public Space]]'',<ref name=publicspace>[http://www.apublicspace.org/back_issues/issue_18/toc/ "''The Investigators'' in ''A Public Space'' Issue 18"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807133447/http://www.apublicspace.org/back_issues/issue_18/toc/ |date=2013-08-07 }}. Retrieved 2013-07-6.</ref> ''[[The Paris Review]]'', ''[[Tin House]]'', ''[[Ploughshares]]'', ''[[One Story]]'', ''[[Triquarterly]]'', ''[[Salmagundi]]'', ''[[The American Scholar]]'', and ''[[The Kenyon Review]]'', among other places. Her fiction and essays have been selected for ''[[Best American Short Stories]]'', ''[[Best American Science Writing]]'', ''[[Best American Essays]]'', the [[PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories]],<ref name=ohenry2013>
Barrett's work has been published in ''[[A Public Space]]'',<ref name=publicspace>[http://www.apublicspace.org/back_issues/issue_18/toc/ "''The Investigators'' in ''A Public Space'' Issue 18"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807133447/http://www.apublicspace.org/back_issues/issue_18/toc/ |date=2013-08-07 }}. Retrieved 2013-07-6.</ref> ''[[The Paris Review]]'', ''[[Tin House]]'', ''[[Ploughshares]]'', ''[[One Story]]'', ''[[TriQuarterly]]'', ''[[Salmagundi]]'', ''[[The American Scholar]]'', and ''[[The Kenyon Review]]'', among other places. Her fiction and essays have been selected for ''[[The Best American Short Stories|The]]'' ''[[The Best American Short Stories|Best American Short Stories]]'', ''[[The Best American Science Writing]]'', ''[[The Best American Essays|Best American Essays]]'', the [[O. Henry Award|PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories]],<ref name=ohenry2013>
[http://andrea-barrett.com/the-particles-ohenry-2013 "''The Particles'' selected for The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013"]. Retrieved July 5, 2013.</ref> and other anthologies.
[http://andrea-barrett.com/the-particles-ohenry-2013 "''The Particles'' selected for The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013"]. Retrieved July 5, 2013.</ref> and other anthologies.


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Barrett was a fellow at the [[Center for Scholars and Writers]] at the [[New York Public Library]]. She lives in the eastern [[Adirondack Mountains|Adirondacks]], near [[Lake Champlain]].
Barrett was a fellow at the [[Center for Scholars and Writers]] at the [[New York Public Library]]. She lives in the eastern [[Adirondack Mountains|Adirondacks]], near [[Lake Champlain]].

Her short story collection ''Natural History'' was longlisted for the inaugural [[Carol Shields Prize for Fiction]] in 2023.<ref>Deborah Dundas, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2023/03/08/5-canadians-nominated-for-first-carol-shields-prize-for-fiction-for-women-and-non-binary-writers-worth-150000-us.html "5 Canadians nominated for first Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for women and non-binary writers, worth $150,000 (U.S.)"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', March 8. 2023.</ref>


== Works ==
== Works ==
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* (1998) ''The Voyage of the Narwhal''
* (1998) ''The Voyage of the Narwhal''
* (2007) ''The Air We Breathe''
* (2007) ''The Air We Breathe''
* (2013) ''Archangel''
===Short story collections===
===Short story collections===
* (1996) ''Ship Fever'' — winner of the [[National Book Award]]<ref name=nba1996>
* (1996) ''Ship Fever'' — winner of the [[National Book Award]]<ref name=nba1996>
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* (2002) ''Servants of the Map'' — finalist for the [[Pulitzer Prize]]<ref name=pulitzer>
* (2002) ''Servants of the Map'' — finalist for the [[Pulitzer Prize]]<ref name=pulitzer>
[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Fiction "Fiction"]. ''Past winners & finalists by category''. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved March 27, 2012.</ref>
[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Fiction "Fiction"]. ''Past winners & finalists by category''. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved March 27, 2012.</ref>
* (2022) ''Natural History''
* (2013) ''Archangel''
* (2022) ''Natural History: Stories''


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://andrea-barrett.com/}}
* {{Official website|http://andrea-barrett.com/}}
* {{cite journal| url=http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/79/the-art-of-fiction-no-180-andrea-barrett| title=Andrea Barrett, The Art of Fiction No. 180| journal=Paris Review| date=Winter 2003| author=Elizabeth Gaffney }}
* {{cite journal| url=http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/79/the-art-of-fiction-no-180-andrea-barrett| title=Andrea Barrett, The Art of Fiction No. 180| journal=Paris Review| date=Winter 2003| author=Elizabeth Gaffney | volume=Winter 2003| issue=168}}
* [http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/andrea_barrett_2009_ship_fever/ Audio recording of Andrea Barrett reading from ''Ship Fever''], 2009 Key West Literary Seminar
* [http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/andrea_barrett_2009_ship_fever/ Audio recording of Andrea Barrett reading from ''Ship Fever''], 2009 Key West Literary Seminar
* [http://www.identitytheory.com/people/birnbaum35.html "Andrea Barrett, Author of 'Servants of the Map' talks with Robert Birnbaum"], Interview, ''Identity Theory'' (2002)
* [http://www.identitytheory.com/people/birnbaum35.html "Andrea Barrett, Author of 'Servants of the Map' talks with Robert Birnbaum"], Interview, ''Identity Theory'' (2002)
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[[Category:MacArthur Fellows]]
[[Category:MacArthur Fellows]]
[[Category:Union College (New York) alumni]]
[[Category:Union College (New York) alumni]]
[[Category:Writers from Boston]]
[[Category:Novelists from Boston]]
[[Category:20th-century American novelists]]
[[Category:20th-century American novelists]]
[[Category:21st-century American novelists]]
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[[Category:20th-century American short story writers]]
[[Category:20th-century American short story writers]]
[[Category:21st-century American short story writers]]
[[Category:21st-century American short story writers]]
[[Category:Novelists from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:O. Henry Award winners]]
[[Category:O. Henry Award winners]]

Latest revision as of 01:55, 28 August 2024

Andrea Barrett
Born (1954-11-16) November 16, 1954 (age 70)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
EducationUnion College (BA)
GenreHistorical fiction
Notable awardsNational Book Award for Fiction (1996)

Andrea Barrett (born November 16, 1954)[1] is an American novelist and short story writer. Her collection Ship Fever won the 1996 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction,[2] and she received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2001. Her book Servants of the Map was a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction,[3] and Archangel and Natural History were finalists for The Story Prize.[4]

Early life and education

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Barrett was born in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] She earned a B.A. in biology from Union College and briefly attended a Ph.D. program in zoology.

Career

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Barrett began writing fiction seriously in her thirties, but was relatively unknown until the publication of Ship Fever, a collection of novellas and short stories that won the National Book Award in 1996.[2]

Barrett's work has been published in A Public Space,[5] The Paris Review, Tin House, Ploughshares, One Story, TriQuarterly, Salmagundi, The American Scholar, and The Kenyon Review, among other places. Her fiction and essays have been selected for The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Science Writing, Best American Essays, the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories,[6] and other anthologies.

Barrett is particularly well known as a writer of historical fiction. Her work reflects her lifelong interest in science, and women in science. Many of her characters are scientists, often 19th-century biologists.

Some of her characters have appeared in more than one story or novel. In an appendix to her novel The Air We Breathe (2007), Barrett supplied a family tree, making clear the characters' relationships that began in Ship Fever.

Barrett was a fellow at the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. She lives in the eastern Adirondacks, near Lake Champlain.

Her short story collection Natural History was longlisted for the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction in 2023.[7]

Works

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Novels

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  • (1988) Lucid Stars
  • (1989) Secret Harmonies
  • (1991) The Middle Kingdom
  • (1993) The Forms of Water
  • (1998) The Voyage of the Narwhal
  • (2007) The Air We Breathe

Short story collections

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Union Notable - Andrea Barrett". Union College. 2010. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  2. ^ a b c "National Book Awards – 1996". National Book Foundation. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
    (With essay by Julia Glass from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog.)
  3. ^ a b "Fiction". Past winners & finalists by category. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "The Story Prize Winner & Finalists - 2013" Archived March 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. The Story Prize. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Investigators in A Public Space Issue 18" Archived 2013-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-07-6.
  6. ^ "The Particles selected for The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013". Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  7. ^ Deborah Dundas, "5 Canadians nominated for first Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for women and non-binary writers, worth $150,000 (U.S.)". Toronto Star, March 8. 2023.
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