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Lawrence university in upstate new york at the time. Jun 06, 2008 the book is a collection of short stories, which have been gathered from moore s three earlier volumes, selfhelp 1985, like life 1990 and birds of america 1998, as well as excerpts from her. The first edition of the novel was published in 1969, and was written by gerald durrell. With the critical and commercial success of birds of america 1998, lorrie moore has established herself as one of the foremost writers of the 1990s. Stands by itself as one of our funniest, most telling anatomies of human love and vulnerability.
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