Title: Birds of America
Description: 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
Subjects: Social life and customs, Fiction, New York Times reviewed, United states, social life and customs, fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), Manners and customs
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century