The English Pupil | Andrea Barrett and Peter Kurth

In the following interview, Barrett discusses her success, her work, the process of writing, and the themes of science and history that are central to her writing.

Andrea Barrett and Peter Kurth

In the following interview, Barrett discusses her success, her work, the process of writing, and the themes of science and history that are central to her writing.

The Linnaeus gardens in Uppsala, Sweden, founded by the Swedish botanist Carl von Linne © Anders Ryman/Corbis

When Andrea Barrett won the National Book Award in 1996 for Ship Fever and Other Stories, she remembered to bring the notes for her acceptance speech to...

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