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Brooks Hansen
Brooks Hansen
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	United States
Period	1990 - present
Genre	Literary fiction
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Brooks Hansen is an American novelist, best known for his 1995 book The Chess Garden. He has also written one young adult's novel. He lives with his family in Carpinteria, California.

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
Perlman's Ordeal: A Novel (1999) A New York Times Notable Book.
The Monsters of St. Helena (2003) A fictional account of Napoleon Bonaparte's final years on St. Helena. Named A New York Times Notable Book.
The Brotherhood of Joseph (2008) A memoir of infertility and adoption.
John the Baptizer (2009)

Links

'The Monsters of St. Helena': Voted Onto the Island New York Times, February 2, 2003
"Breaking the Waves" Village Voice, September 8, 1999
Caesar's Antlers review New York Times, April 19, 1998
Dispatches From the Antipodes, New York Times, September 24, 1995
"A Stand-Up Genius" New York Times, August 5, 1990

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-'''Brooks Hansen''' is an [[United States|American]] [[novelist]], best known for his 1995 book ''[[The Chess Garden]]''. He has also written one young adult's novel.
+'''Brooks Hansen''' is an [[United States|American]] [[novelist]], best known for his 1995 book ''[[The Chess Garden]]''. He has also written one young adult's novel. He lives with his family in [[Carpinteria]], California.
 == Works ==
-* ''[[Boone (novel)|Boone]]'' (1990) Co-written with childhood friend and [[Harvard University|Harvard]] classmate [[Nick Davis (television and movie producer)|Nick Davis]]. A fictional documentary-style biography of a fictional performance artist and painter. Named a New York Times Notable Book.
+* ''[[Boone (novel)|Boone]]'' (1990) Co-written with childhood friend and [[Harvard University|Harvard]] classmate [[Nick Davis (television and movie producer)|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
-* ''[[Perlman's Ordeal: A Novel]]'' (1999) A New York Times Notable Book.
+* ''[[Perlman's Ordeal: A Novel]]'' (1999) A ''[[New York Times]]'' Notable Book.
-* ''[[The Monsters of St. Helena]]'' (2003) A fictional account of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'s final years on St. Helena. Named A New York Times Notable Book.
+* ''[[The Monsters of St. Helena]]'' (2003) A fictional account of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'s final years on St. Helena. Named A ''[[New York Times]]'' Notable Book.
 * ''[[The Brotherhood of Joseph]]'' (2008) A memoir of infertility and adoption.
+* ''John the Baptizer'' (2009)
 == Links ==
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 *[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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