Birds of America

291 pages

English language

Published April 6, 1999 by Picador USA.

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978-0-312-24122-3
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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:

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  • United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.

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