Anthony Marra, winner of the 2010 Narrative Prize, is the author of the novels Mercury Pictures Presents and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, a New York Times bestseller and the winner of the John Leonard Prize and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, and of the story collection The Tsar of Love and Techno. He grew up in Washington, DC, and has lived and studied in Eastern Europe. His work has appeared in Best American Nonrequired Reading, and he is the recipient of the prestigious Whiting Award. Marra is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and lives in Oakland, California.
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WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- Mercury Pictures Presents, a novel excerpt, in Fall 2022
- Best Advice, a feature, in Fall 2013
- The Landfill, a novel excerpt, in Stories of the Week: 2012–2013
- Reading Hrabal, an essay, in Winter 2013
- Chechnya, a reading - video, in Spring 2013
- Chechnya, a narrative outloud - audio, in Spring 2011
- Granddaughters, a short story, in Winter 2011
- The Palace of the People, a short story, in Winter 2011
- Typhoon, a short story, in Stories of the Week: 2009–2010
- Chechnya, a short story, in Fall 2009