Dust and Light
On the Art of Fact in Fiction
$26.52
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
23 March 2026
Summary
Hailed as a “genius-enchantress” (Karen Russell) and winner of the MacArthur Fellowship, the celebrated novelist Andrea Barrett has for decades reached backward to find inspiration from the past and written acclaimed and prizewinning works of historical fiction. In Dust and Light, the first work of nonfiction of her extraordinary career, Barrett draws from that deep well of experience to explore the mysteries, methods, and delights of the form.
Inspiration found in the past, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324123491 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324123494 |
| Author: | Andrea Barrett |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 23 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 141g |
| Dimensions: | 185mm x 114mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“Barrett’s book is an ode to fiction’s unique ability to illuminate history—not as fact but as felt experience.” – The New Yorker“I was therefore overjoyed to learn of her new book, Dust and Light: On the Art of Fact in Fiction. Here at last, I thought, was a meditation from one of its leading practitioners on this peculiar species of fiction set in the past that has never sat very comfortably under the label ‘historical fiction.’… In Dust and Light, she teases apart her own idiosyncratic process for the benefit of readers and writers alike” – Los Angeles Book Review
About The Author
Andrea Barrett
Andrea Barrett is the author of the National Book Award–winning Ship Fever and the Pulitzer Prize finalist Servants of the Map, among other works of fiction. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Award, she lives in the Adirondacks.
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