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The shell collector : stories / Anthony Doerr.
In "The Hunter's Wife," a hunter's profession is challenged when he learns that his wife can communicate with animal spirits. "For a Long Time This Was Griselda's Story" features two sisters in Idaho struggling to come to terms with the very different paths they have chosen, one traveling the globe with a sideshow and one remaining with her mother in their hometown. In "July 4th," a group of wealthy Americans enters a bet with a gang of British sportsmen: the first side to land the largest freshwater fish on each of the continents wins. The title story describes a blind marine biologist who isolates himself in a thatch-roofed kibanda in Kenya, only to be thrust into the spotlight when he accidentally discovers the cure for a fatal disease. Like all of Doerr's stories, it shimmers with beautiful language and transports readers to a perfectly realized, magical world of his own creation. The Shell Collector is an enchanting and imaginative debut by a young writer embarking on an important literary career.
Record details
- ISBN: 0743212746
- ISBN: 9780743212748
- ISBN: 0142002968
- ISBN: 9780142002964
- ISBN: 9781439190050
- ISBN: 1439190054
- Physical Description: 219 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, ©2002.
Content descriptions
| 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. |
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| Subject: | Nature stories. |
| Genre: | Short stories. Nouvelles. |
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