Who Wrote All the Light We Cannot See? How Long Is It and What Awards Did It Win?
Anthony Doerr wrote All the Light We Cannot See, and Scribner published it on 6 May 2014. Depending on the edition it runs to about 530 to 545 pages. It won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
It has sold more than 15 million copies.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Doerr |
| Published | 6 May 2014, Scribner |
| Length | 531 to 544 pages, depending on edition |
| Lexile | 880L |
| Major awards | 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; 2015 Carnegie Medal |
| Adaptation | Netflix miniseries, November 2023 |
Who is Anthony Doerr?
Anthony Doerr was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and lives in Boise, Idaho. Before this novel he wrote the story collections The Shell Collector and Memory Wall, the memoir Four Seasons in Rome and the novel About Grace.
↑ Back to the topHow long is it and how hard is it?
Library records list 531 pages for the hardcover and paperback, and Wikipedia lists 544 for the hardback, so the count depends on the printing. The book has more than a hundred very short chapters, which makes it quicker to read than its length suggests.
Library catalogs give it a Lexile measure of 880L and an Accelerated Reader level of 6.2. It is published as an adult novel but is read widely by teenagers.
↑ Back to the topWhat awards did it win?
It won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. It was a finalist for the National Book Award, and a number of publications named it one of the best books of 2014.
↑ Back to the topHow well did it sell?
It spent more than 200 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list and has sold over 15 million copies. In 2023 Netflix released a four-episode series based on it, written by Steven Knight and directed by Shawn Levy.
↑ Back to the topMore about All the Light We Cannot See
This guide covers the 2014 novel by Anthony Doerr. Page counts vary by edition.