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About

Rebecca Kanner's debut novel, Sinners and the Sea, is the story Noah's Ark told through the voice of his nameless and accursed wife. Available from Simon and Schuster April 2, 2013. 

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Rebecca holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Fiction Writing from Washington University in St. Louis.  Her writing has won an Associated Writing Programs Award, a Loft Mentorship Award and a 2012/2013 Minnesota State Arts Board Grant.  Her stories have been published in numerous journals including The Kenyon Review and The Cincinnati Review.  Her personal essay, “Safety,” is a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2011.

"I didn't mean to write a novel about Noah's wife.  But just a few pages into what I thought would be a short story I realized I didn't want to stop.  A 500 year old man that everyone thinks is crazy, a host of vulgar sinners, a world on the verge of destruction.... For me, this material was irresistible."

Sinners And The Sea

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[In Sinners and the Sea] Kanner animates a harsh, almost dystopic world of fallen people struggling to survive. Noah's unnamed wife is a powerful, memorable character. -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

[Noah's wife] proves her strength and character as she tries to protect her family... from the outside forces that threaten. Kanner successfully undertakes a formidable task retelling a familiar religious story through the eyes of Noah's wife. The narrative's well-articulated, evenly balanced and stimulating..." -KIRKUS REVIEWS


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