Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, International Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9780099537267
Published: August 2010
Page Extent: 320
Format: Paperback
RRP 295.00

Delicate Edible Birds

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'Echoes the magic of gothic forebears' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Groff is a writer of rare gifts' NEW YORK TIMES
'Lauren Groff is a virtuoso' Emily St John Mandel


Delicate Edible Birds is a short story collection from acclaimed writer Lauren Groff. Spanning from 1910s New York to Second World War France and contemporary America, these dazzlingly varied stories full of fervour and insight cement Groff as one of the foremost talents of her generation.

'One of the most original voices in literature today' ESQUIRE
'A literary star' i NEWSPAPER

About the Author

Lauren Groff

Lauren Groff

Lauren Groff is a three-time National Book Award finalist and the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including Fates and Furies, Matrix, and The Vaster Wilds, and two other story collections, including Florida. Winner of The Story Prize and the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, she has also been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her work regularly appears in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and elsewhere, and her books have been translated into thirty-six languages. She lives in Gainesville, Florida, where she and her husband own the independent bookstore The Lynx.

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