Anthony Doerr is an American author of novels and short stories. He gained widespread recognition for his 2014 novel All the Light We Cannot See, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Doerr in July 2015
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See is a 2014 war novel by American author Anthony Doerr. The novel is set during World War II. It revolves around the characters Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French girl who takes refuge in her great-uncle's house in Saint-Malo after Paris is invaded by Nazi Germany, and Werner Pfennig, a bright German boy who is accepted into a military school because of his skills in radio technology. The book alternates between paralleling chapters depicting Marie-Laure and Werner, framed with a nonlinear structure. The novel has a lyrical writing style, with critics noting extensive sensory details. The story has ethical themes, portraying the destructive nature of war and Doerr's fascination with science and nature.
First edition cover
Much of All the Light We Cannot See takes place in Saint-Malo (pictured in 2015).
Anthony Doerr (pictured in 2015) is the author of All the Light We Cannot See.
A building that was destroyed by bombs during the Battle of Saint-Malo (pictured in 1944). All the Light We Cannot See portrays the destructive nature of war.
