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“WWII is something contemporary readers already know a lot about. If our schools are doing their jobs, they know about the invasion of Normandy, the Hitler Youth, the Holocaust, and at least a few of the horrors of the Eastern Front.”

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Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr is an American author of novels known for his delicate narrative and profound character development. His works often explore themes of history, memory, and human experience. Born on October 27, 1973, Doerr graduated from Yale University. His career began with writing short stories for The New Yorker, which later led to his long-form novel writing. more

“When I lived in the city, I had learned to close my door against a lot of the noise, but when I open my door here, I'm not opening into the possibility that I'm going to run into somebody or be faced with a hundred choices about what I'm going to do, or which cafe I'm going to go to, or which way to distract myself.”

Way Running Choices Cities Doors Possibility Hundred Noise Opening Cafes

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“It's easier in an urban world to cast the blame outward. So I've learned a lot about my own process in that way.”

World Way Process My Own Easier Blame Casts I've Learned Urban

Author:Dani Shapiro

“When I was starting out there was no Internet, there wasn't this sense that you could be connected to other writers around the world. And that created a kind of innocence, or parochial quality, even in NYC.”

World Kind Quality Internet Starting Connected Around The World Innocence Starting Out Nyc

Author:Dani Shapiro

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