The Brief History of the Dead
Kevin Brockmeier
Sunday, 30 Mar 2014 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Kevin Brockmeier is the author of three novels, The Brief History of the Dead, The Truth About Celia, and The Illumination. He has also published two short story collections, Things That Fall from the Sky and The View from the Seventh Layer. Brockmeier was named one of Granta magazine's Best Young American Novelists. He is also the recipient of the Borders Original Voices Award, three O. Henry Awards, the PEN USA Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and an NEA Grant. His work has appeared in such publications as The New Yorker, The Georgia Review, The Best American Short Stories, and The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. Part of the Wildness, Wilderness & Environmental Imagination Series.Cosponsored By:
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Humanities Iowa
- MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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