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Birds of America : stories by Lorrie Moore is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Birds of America : stories about?
Twelve stories on human relations. In Charades, a traditional family game on Christmas turns sour when the charades hit too close to home, while in Agnes of Iowa, a woman's ambition to be worldly remains unfulfilled by an encounter with a poet from Africa. Description: 291 p. ; 22 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: canonical babbling in peed onk -- Terrific mother. Responsibility: by Lorrie Moore. More information: Contributor biographical information Sample text Publisher description
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- Author
- Lorrie Moore
- Publisher
- London: Faber and Faber
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780571195299
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.12 / 5 (364 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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