The Brief History of the Dead

About The Author

Kevin Brockmeier is the author of The Truth About Celia, the story collection Things That Fall from the Sky, and the children's novel City of Names. He has published stories in many magazines and anthologies, including The New Yorker, The Georgia Review, McSweeney's, and The Best American Short Stories. The first chapter of The Brief History of the Dead appeared in The O. Henry Prize Stories and The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and was nominated for a Nebula award. He has received the Chicago Tribune's Nelson Algren Award, an Italo Calvino Short Fiction Award, a James Michener – Paul Engle Fellowship, three O. Henry Awards (one of which was a first prize), and an NEA grant. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.