num_pages: 291
description: Birds of America is the stunning new 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; each story shines with humor, heartbreaking pathos, and warm understanding.
language: English
title: Birds of America: Stories
titlecomplete: Birds of America: Stories
genres: Literature, American, Literary Fiction, Womens, Female Authors, Fiction, Short Stories, Adult Fiction, The United States Of America, Contemporary
ratings_count: 15407
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Salon Book Award, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: O. Henry Award
category: 'People Like That Are the Only People Here', awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Village Voice Book of the Year, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Irish Times International Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Knopf