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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Andrea BarrettPublish date:2023-09-05Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9781324066156ISBN-10:1324066156UPC:9781324066156Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Historical, LiterarySize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCSSFVD8BW

About Servants of the Map

Servants of the Map by Andrea Barrett presents a collection of interconnected short stories that span two centuries and traverse continents, from the Western Himalayas to the Adirondacks. This literary fiction collection explores characters navigating territories of yearning, awakening, loss, and unexpected discovery.

Story Collection Overview

The collection features diverse narratives: a mapper charting the highest mountain peaks who discovers his true obsession, a young woman driven by scientific curiosity confronting romantic fantasy, and siblings separated in childhood haunted by dreams of reunion. Barrett constructs richly layered tales that weave subtle connections among stories within this collection and characters from her earlier works.

Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9781324066156ISBN-10:1324066156UPC:9781324066156Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Historical, LiterarySize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCSSFVD8BW

Andrea Barrett is known for her literary fiction that blends historical settings with character-driven narratives. Her work often explores themes of scientific inquiry, human connection, and the intersections between personal ambition and emotional truth.

Book Details

This paperback edition is published by W. W. Norton & Company. The collection demonstrates Barrett's signature style of interconnected storytelling, where individual narratives create a larger tapestry of human experience across different time periods and geographical locations.

What Readers Can Expect

Readers of historical literary fiction will find stories that balance period detail with timeless emotional resonance. The collection appeals to those who appreciate character studies, historical settings, and narrative craftsmanship. Barrett's prose style supports complex character development while maintaining accessibility for readers who value both literary merit and engaging storytelling.

Servants of the Map sweeps through two centuries, from the Western Himalayas to the Adirondacks, conjuring characters that travel through the territories of yearning and awakening, of loss and unexpected discovery. A mapper of the highest mountain peaks realizes his true obsession. A young woman afire with scientific curiosity must come to terms with a romantic fantasy. Brothers and sisters, torn apart at an early age, are beset by dreams of reunion. As we move through these richly layered tales, Andrea Barrett weaves subtle connections among the stories within this collection and characters in her earlier works.

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Andrea Barrett

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