Kirsten Menger-Anderson (born December 6, 1969, in Santa Cruz, California) is an American fiction writer. Her first book, a collection of linked short stories titled Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain, was published by Algonquin Books in 2008. A number of the collected stories have also appeared in literary journals, such as Ploughshares and the Southwest Review. Menger-Anderson has a degree in Economics from Haverford College and an MA in English and creative writing from San Francisco State University. She previously held positions at Salon.com and Wired.com. Menger-Anderson currently lives in an old Victorian house in San Francisco with her husband and children. Her grandfather is the mathematician Karl Menger.
Kirsten Menger-Anderson | |
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| Born | December 6, 1969 Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Haverford College San Francisco State University (MA) |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Relatives | Karl Menger (grandfather) |
| Website | |
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Publications
edit- Doctor Olaf van Schuler’s Brain, a collection of linked short stories, Algonquin, September, 2008 ISBN 978-1-56512-561-2
- Salk and Sabin, a short story, Ploughshares, Issue #106 Vol. 34/2&3 Fall 2008
- The Doctors, a short story, Post Road, Issue 16 Fall/Winter 2008 ISBN 0-9778552-4-4
- The Baquet, a short story, Southwest Review, Volume 89, Number 2 & 3, 2004
- Reading Grandpa’s Head, a short story, Maryland Review, Volume 1 Fall 2004
- The Story of Her Breasts, a short story, Plaztik Press, 2004
- Kathleen, a short story, Pindeldyboz, 2003
- Blue Glow, a short story, Lynx Eye, Volume X Number 4 Fall 2003
- Gretle, a short story, Wascana Review, Volume 36, Number 2 Fall, 2001
Critical acclaim
editDoctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain was a finalist for the Northern California Book Award.[1] It was selected as one of 2008’s best books by the Sun Sentinel Books editor, Chauncey Mabe[2] and was included in Chicago Time Out’s “Top 10 for 2008” as well as SEED Magazine’s top picks for 2008.[3][4] Several of her short stories have been short-listed for awards, including the Richard Yates Award, the Glimmer Train Short Story Award for New Writers, the Iowa Review Story Contest, and the Andre Dubus Award.[5]
References
edit- ^ 28th Annual Northern California Book Awards Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Best books of 2008: Robert Olen Butler to Stephen King, retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ Top 10 Books for 2008, retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ Seed Selects The Year's Outstanding Book Releases, From Mary Roach's Sex Book, Bonk, To E.O. Wilson's Ant Colony Opus, The Superorganism Archived 2010-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, , retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ Author website, retrieved 12 September 2010
External links
edit- Author's website
- Author's brain blog
- Podcast of author from “Writers on Writing”
- Podcast of author from Rick Kleffel’s “Bookotron” radio show: Part One; Part Two
- Reviews of Doctor Olaf van Schuler’s Brain
- “Mental Health, With Strings Attached,” a review by Carolyn See for the Washington Post
- “Odd, intriguing stories of quacks and cures,” a review by Eric Grunwald for the Boston Globe
- “Annals of Malpractice,” a review by Francesca Mari for the New York Times
- “Gadzooks! The human brain!” a review by Jack Booch for the Vancouver Voice
- “Hysteria, insanity--it's all in the family,” a review by Vanessa Hua for the San Francisco Chronicle
- “Book Review: Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain,” a review by Robert Duffer for Chicago Time Out