Birds of America

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Birds of America

Title:

Birds of America

Author:

Moore, Lorrie.

ISBN:

9780312241223

Personal Author:

Moore, Lorrie.

Edition:

1st Picador USA pbk. ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Picador USA, 1999.

Physical Description:

291 p. ; 21 cm.

Contents:

Willing -- Which is more than I can say about some people -- Dance in America -- Community life -- Agnes of Iowa -- 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 -- Terrific mother.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.

Electronic Access:

Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol054/99035828.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol042/99035828.html
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/hol041/99035828.html

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... 1:IIEMSA	1:GEN-BOOK	33168015762897	813.54 M822B 1997	1	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A N ew 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.