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Chris Adrian (born November 7, 1970) is an American author. Adrian's writing styles in short stories vary greatly; from modernist realism to pronounced lyrical allegory. His novels both tend toward surrealism, having mostly realistic characters experience fantastic circumstances. He has written three novels: Gob's Grief, The Children's Hospital, and The Great Night. In 2008, he published A Better Angel, a collection of short stories. His short fiction has also appeared in The Paris Review, Zoetrope, Ploughshares, McSweeney's, The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories, and Story. He was one of 11 fiction writers to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2009. He lives in San Francisco. Education Adrian completed his bachelor's degree in English from the University of Florida in 1993. He received his M.D. from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2001. He completed a pediatric residency at the University of California, San Francisco, was a student at Harvard Divinity School, and a fellow of pediatric hematology/oncology at UCSF in 2011. He is also a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Currently, Adrian serves as the Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center. Bibliography Novels Gob's Grief (2001) The Children's Hospital (2006) The Great Night (2011) The New World, with Eli Horowitz (2015) Short story collections A Better Angel (collection, 2008, FSG)[1] includes: High Speeds (1997) (originally published in Story) The Sum of Our Parts (1999) (originally published in Ploughshares) Stab (2006) (originally published in Zoetrope: All-Story) The Vision of Peter Damien (2007) (originally published in Zoetrope: All-Story) A Better Angel (2006) (originally published in The New Yorker) The Changeling (2007) (originally published in Esquire as "Promise Breaker") A Hero of Chickamauga (1999) (originally published in Story) A Child's Book of Sickness and Death (2004) (originally published in McSweeney's 14) Why Antichrist? (2007) (originally published in Tin House) Uncollected You Can Have It (1996) (published in The Paris Review 141) Grief (1997) (published in Story) Every Night for a Thousand Years (1997) (published in The New Yorker) Horse and Horseman (1998) (published in Zoetrope: All-Story) Available online The Glass House (2000) (published in The New Yorker) The Stepfather (2005) (published in McSweeney's 18) A Tiny Feast (2009) (published in The New Yorker) The Black Square (2009) (published in McSweeney's 32) The Warm Fuzzies (2010) (published in The New Yorker) Grand Rounds (2012) (published in Granta 120) References External links Chris Adrian at the Internet Book List Info on Adrian . Discover the Chris Adrian popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Chris Adrian books.

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  • The Chasm synopsis, comments

    The Chasm

    BRONWYN HALL

    Atmospheric, thrilling and twisty a whiteknuckled mystery set among Victoria's most rugged mountains from an exciting new voice in Australian noir. Perfect for fans of Wake and Ex...

  • Resistance synopsis, comments

    Resistance

    Craig Simpson

    Norway, September 1943For brothers Marek and Olaf, a hunting trip out on the frozen Hardanger plateau offers a brief chance to escape the German occupation. But returning home they...

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    Joe v. the Fairies

    Emily Smith

    "There's no such things as fairies!"Joe is sure he's right, but his sisters are obsessed by them. They've turned the climbing frame into a fairy bower, there are fairy cakes for te...

  • Letters from Russia synopsis, comments

    Letters from Russia

    Marquis de Custine

    The Marquis de Custine's unique perspective on a vast, fascinating country in the grip of oppressive tyrannyIn 1839, encouraged by his friend Balzac, Custine set out to explore Rus...

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    Gamish

    Edward Ross

    Shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Award for Graphic Novels'A love letter to gaming in all its forms from board games, to roleplay, to virtual reality and vide...

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    The Late Interiors

    Marjorie Sandor

    At a time in her life when she once thought a person should have been well settled in for the long haul, Sandor and her new beloved set out to being a new life together. They buy a...

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    Alone

    Christophe Chabouté

    Available in English for the first timethe internationally bestselling graphic novel and an Official Selection at France’s prestigious Angoulême Internaional Comics Festival by mas...

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    Taking on Gravity

    Richard Browning

    As seen on Top Gear'Richard Browning is a reallife Tony Stark.' WiredFor fans of Adrian Newey, Guy Martin and Chris Hadfield, in Taking on Gravity inventor Richard Browning tells ...

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    The Malice of Waves

    Mark Douglas-Home

    The gripping and atmospheric mystery about one boy's disappearance from an isolated but bleakly beautiful island on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean . . .'A fine series of detective ...

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    Park Bench

    Christophe Chabouté

    With his masterful illustration style, bestselling French creatorstoryteller Chabouté (Alone, MobyDick) explores community through a common, often ignored object: the park bench.Fr...

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    Gone to Ground

    BRONWYN HALL

    HUNTED. ALONE. AFRAID... A heartinthemouth and utterly addictive adventure thriller from a phenomenal debut Australian talent.UN surgeon Rachel Forester is posted at a remote medic...

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    The Sea Detective

    Mark Douglas-Home

    Discover the chilling first mystery in a truly unique crime series you won't be able to put down'There comes a time when a novel raises the bar for a particular genre, and The Sea ...

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    How to Build a Car

    Adrian Newey

    'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.' Damon HillThe world’s foremo...

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    Billy Wizard

    Chris Priestley

    The first day at a new school is often tricky, and if the only person who befriends you claims to be a wizard you simply have to make the best of it! Joe is pretty certain that Bil...

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    Dog Days

    Aidan Higgins

    'Tired of walking in the dream I have returned to the country where I was born half a century ago' The Higgins family is now dispersed; the third son of four brothers is h...

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    The Medusa Effect

    Justin Richards

    Medusa an experimental spaceship developed by the Advanced Research Department of St Oscar's University. Missing since it was launched, presumed lost in the wars, it was a project...

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    The Descent of Man

    Adrian Desmond, Charles Darwin & James Moore

    Applying his controversial theory of evolution to the origins of the human species, Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man was the culmination of his life's work. This Penguin Classic...