{"product_id":"9780307474964","title":"Lorrie Moore - Birds of America Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Lorrie Moore. Themes include Fiction, Short Stories (single author), Literary, Family Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Fluid, cracked, mordant, colloquial…. Stand[s] by itself as one of our funniest, most telling anatomies of human love and vulnerability.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe celebrated collection of twelve stories from one of the finest authors at work today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003eA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eSalon \u003c\/i\u003eBook Award\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A marvelous collection…. Her stories are tough, lean, funny, and metaphysical…. \u003cb\u003eBirds of America\u003c\/b\u003e has about it a wild beauty that simply makes one feel more connected to life.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“At once sad, funny, lyrical and prickly, \u003cb\u003eBirds of America \u003c\/b\u003eattests to the deepening emotional chiaroscuro of her wise and beguiling work.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Stunning…. There’s really no one like Moore; in a perfect marriage of art form and mind, she has made the short story her own.” —\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eBirds of America\u003c\/b\u003e stands as a major work of American short fiction…. Absolutely mastered.” —\u003ci\u003eElle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wonderful…. These stories impart such terrifying truths.” —\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lorrie Moore soars with \u003cb\u003eBirds of America\u003c\/b\u003e.... A marvelous, fiercely funny book.” —\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fifty years from now, it may well turn out that the work of very few American writers has as much to say about what it means to be alive in our time as that of Lorrie Moore.” —\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58013051847030,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780307474964.jpg?v=1780505050","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780307474964","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}