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Birds of America
by Lorrie Moore

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Powells.com Staff Pick

Okay, so I'm late in discovering Ms. Moore's stories. But now that I have, I shall read them until I've read them all. This collection of her short stories is sure to please all but the most surly reader. These lives of ordinary folk in extraordinary circumstances, both tragic and hilarious, will stay in your mind for days.

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist

A New York Times Editors' Choice

A Pulishers Weekly Best Book of the Year

Birds of America is a stunning collection of twelve stories by Lorrie Moore, one of our finest authors at work today. With her characteristic wit and piercing intelligence she unfolds a series of portraits of the lost and unsettled of America, and with a trademark humor that fuels each story with pathos and understanding.

Synopsis:

From the author of "Self-Help" comes a bestselling collection of 12 stories which unfold a series of portraits of the lost and unsettled of America.

About the Author

Lorrie Moore is the author of the story collections Like Life and Self-Help, and the novels Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? and Anagrams. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories, and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards. She is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Willing

Which Is More Than I Can Say About Some People

Dance in America

Community Life

Agnes of lowa

Charades

Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens

Beautiful Grade

What You Want to Do Fine

Real Estate

People Like That Are the Only People Here: Canonical Babbling in Peed Onk

Terrific Mother


Product Details

ISBN:
9780312241223
Author:
Moore, Lorrie
Publisher:
Picador USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Short Stories (single author)
Subject:
Birds
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Picador USA Pbk
Publication Date:
September 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
291
Dimensions:
8.32x5.65x.80 in. .60 lbs.