Kirsten Menger-Anderson's Books
Oct.21.2008
In 1664 Dr. Olaf van Schuler flees the Old World and arrives in New Amsterdam with his lunatic mother, two bags of medical implements, and a carefully guarded book of his own medicines. He is the first in what will become a long line of peculiar physicians. Plagued by madness and guided by an intense desire to cure human affliction, each generation of this unusual family is driven...
Jun.06.2004
"The Baquet" is a short story set in 1850 in New York City. It concerns a young boy and his relationship with a miraculous healer, the Fool.
About Kirsten
My first book, Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain, was released by Algonquin in October 2008. Pieces of the book have appeared in the Southwest Review, Maryland Review, and Post Road, among other publications. My work has been short listed for the Richard Yates...
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