The shell collector : stories

Doerr, Anthony 1973- (author.).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781439190050
ISBN: 1439190054
Physical Description: print
219 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First Scribner trade paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Scribner, [2011]
Copyright: ©2002

Content descriptions

General Note:	Paperback edition includes excerpts from Anthony Doerr's Memory Wall and All the Light We Cannot See.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.