Anthony Marra

Anthony Marra is the bestselling author of the novels A Constellation of VitalPhenomena and Mercury Pictures Presents, both New York Times bestsellers, and the short story collection The Tsar of Love and Techno.

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The Washington Post hailed A Constellation of Vital Phenomena as “a flash in the heavens that makes you look up and believe in miracles.” The San Francisco Chronicle called TheTsar of Love and Techno “Genius…a stunning masterpiece.” And the New York Times Book Review hailed Mercury Pictures Presents as “a gorgeous book,” and from the Chicago Tribune, “dazzling.”

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Among Marra’s many awards and honors are a Whiting Award; a Guggenheim Fellowship; two awards from the National Book Critics Circle; the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award; the Rosenfield Family Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; the National Book Award long list; and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in fiction.