--- product_id: 5899594 title: "Birds of America: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)" price: "23489CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/5899594-birds-of-america-stories-vintage-contemporaries store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Birds of America: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries) **Price:** 23489CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Birds of America: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries) - **How much does it cost?** 23489CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/5899594-birds-of-america-stories-vintage-contemporaries) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the Publisher Review: A Phenomenal Slice -- Inner, Outer, In-between and Molecular -- of Americana - This book floored me with its grounding of the ordinary into the magnificence. To be more precise, Moore imbues her generally ordinary characters and her generally ordinary plots with a number of startling/deeply tragic/tear- and guffawing-inducing hilarity/mind-numbing banality/horribly unjust betrayals/breathtaking settings/profound drama/twisted melodrama/deep, soul-affirming love/frightening violence. All of the above is seamlessly woven into an American life's every day fabric. This is a masterpiece; it's also a hell of a ridiculously fun, engrossing, supremely interesting and phenomenal read. Enjoy! Review: Birds of America - Sharply written stories with a slightly bleak edge. A good, stimulating read with interesting insights, a welcome difference from conventional short stories. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #187,817 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,313 in Short Stories Anthologies #2,088 in Short Stories (Books) #7,075 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 400 Reviews | ## Images ![Birds of America: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/917xoNGcPoL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Phenomenal Slice -- Inner, Outer, In-between and Molecular -- of Americana *by M***. on March 1, 2024* This book floored me with its grounding of the ordinary into the magnificence. To be more precise, Moore imbues her generally ordinary characters and her generally ordinary plots with a number of startling/deeply tragic/tear- and guffawing-inducing hilarity/mind-numbing banality/horribly unjust betrayals/breathtaking settings/profound drama/twisted melodrama/deep, soul-affirming love/frightening violence. All of the above is seamlessly woven into an American life's every day fabric. This is a masterpiece; it's also a hell of a ridiculously fun, engrossing, supremely interesting and phenomenal read. Enjoy! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Birds of America *by M***W on April 2, 2012* Sharply written stories with a slightly bleak edge. A good, stimulating read with interesting insights, a welcome difference from conventional short stories. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Too much tragedy *by D***T on November 24, 2009* Lorrie Moore is a brilliantly witty writer, but I wouldn't advise anyone to read this book hoping to be cheered up by a few good laughs. You should be warned that children in this collection suffer from Wilm's tumor, cystic fibrosis, Down's syndrome, fatal head injury and death from polio. The adults don't fare much better. It is very brave of Moore to deal with such tragedies, and I suppose one of the duties of a great writer is to show how such things are dealt with, but I think her greatest strength is when she shows people dealing with less obvious afflictions. I still think she was at her best in "Self-Help" when she grabbed attention with the second-person and present tense She hammers home her points sometimes with convoluted sentences telling the reader what to think. Describing a woman with lung cancer who moves she says: "Every house is a grave, thought Ruth. All that life-stealing fuss and preparation. Which made moving from house to house a resurrection- or an exodus of ghouls depending on your point of view- and made moving to a house (yet another house!) the darkest of follies and desires?" Alice Munro, William Trevor, Katherine Mansfield, Carver, Cheever or Updike would have let the reader draw his or her own conclusions. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/5899594-birds-of-america-stories-vintage-contemporaries](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/5899594-birds-of-america-stories-vintage-contemporaries) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-09-20*