Brooks Hansen

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occupation = Novelist
nationality = USA
period = 1990 - present
genre = Literary fiction
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website = [http://www.brookshansen.com]

Brooks Hansen is an American novelist, best known for his 1995 book "The Chess Garden". He has also written one young adult's novel.

Works

* "Boone" (1990) Co-written with childhood friend and Harvard classmate Nick Davis. A fictional documentary-style biography of a fictional performance artist and painter. Named a New York Times Notable Book.
* "The Chess Garden" (1995) A "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year. Selected for the Fall 1995 Barnes and Noble "Discover Great New Writers" program. Publishers' Weekly Best Book of the Year, 1995.
* "Caesar's Antlers" (1997) For young adults
* "" (1999) A New York Times Notable Book.
* "The Monsters of St. Helena" (2003) A fictional account of Napolean Bonapart's final years on St. Helena. Named A New York Times Notable Book.
* "The Brotherhood of Joseph" (2008) A memoir of infertility and adoption.

Links

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/02/books/review/02PYELT.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5070&en=6c1940ef71bb8194&ex=1196312400 'The Monsters of St. Helena': Voted Onto the Island] "New York Times," February 2, 2003
* [http://www.villagevoice.com/books/9936,park,8140,10.html "Breaking the Waves"] "Village Voice," September 8, 1999
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901E2D7153DF93AA25757C0A96E958260 Caesar's Antlers review] "New York Times," April 19, 1998
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1D7133AF937A1575AC0A963958260 Dispatches From the Antipodes] , "New York Times," September 24, 1995
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2DE113BF936A3575BC0A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 "A Stand-Up Genius"] "New York Times," August 5, 1990
* [http://www.uri.edu/artsci/english/clf/n4_a2.html An interview with Brooks Hansen]

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