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A New York Times Book of the Year A National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistWinner of the Salon Book AwardA Village Voice Book of the YearBirds of America is the celebrated collection of twelve stories from Lorrie Moore, one of the finest authors at work today.Fluid, cracked, mordant, colloquial. Stands by itself as one of our funniest, most telling anatomies of human love and vulnerability. The New York Times Book Review A marvelous collection. Her stories are tough, lean, funny, and metaphysical. Birds of America has about it a wild beauty that simply makes one feel more connected to life. The Boston GlobeAt once sad, funny, lyrical and prickly, Birds of America attests to the deepening emotional chiaroscuro of her wise and beguiling work. The New York TimesStunning.
About the Author
Lorrie Moore is the author of the story collections Like Life, Self-Help, and Birds of America, and the novels Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? and Anagrams. She is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
