| Descrip. |
219 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Descript |
text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Contents |
The shell collector -- The hunter's wife -- So many chances -- For a long time : this was Griselda's story -- July fourth -- The caretaker -- A tangle by the rapid river -- Mkondo. |
| Summary |
In this astonishingly assured, exquisitely crafted debut collection, Anthony Doerr takes readers from the African coast to the suburbs of Ohio, from sideshow pageantry to harsh wilderness survival, charting a vast and varied emotional landscape. Like the best storytellers, Doerr explores the human condition in all its manifestations: metamorphosis, grief, fractured relationships, and slowly mending hearts. Most dazzling is Doerr's gift for conjuring nature in both its beautiful abundance and crushing power. Some of his characters contend with tremendous hardship; some discover unique gifts; all are united by their ultimate deference to the mysteries of their respective landscapes. |
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Short stories, American.
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Survival -- Fiction.
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Metamorphosis -- Fiction.
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Grief -- Fiction.
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Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
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Ohio -- Fiction.
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Africa -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781439190050 |
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1439190054 |
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