{"product_id":"the-shell-collector-stories-paperback","title":"The Shell Collector: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Doerr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe perilously beautiful (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) first story collection by the author of the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eAll The Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe exquisitely crafted stories in Anthony Doerr's debut collection take readers from the African Coast to the pine forests of Montana to the damp moors of Lapland, charting a vast physical and emotional landscape. Doerr explores the human condition in all its varieties--metamorphosis, grief, fractured relationships, and slowly mending hearts--conjuring nature in both its beautiful abundance and crushing power. Some of the characters in these stories contend with hardships; some discover unique gifts; all are united by their ultimate deference to the ravishing universe outside themselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony Doerr is the author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Alex Award, and a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. He is also the author of the story collections \u003ci\u003eMemory Wall\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Shell Collector\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eAbout Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, and the memoir \u003ci\u003eFour Seasons in Rome\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won five O. Henry Prizes, the Rome Prize, the New York Public Library's Young Lions Award, the National Magazine Award for fiction, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Story Prize. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Doerr lives in Boise, Idaho, with his wife and two sons. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693472485439,"sku":"9781439190050","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/499c795c2836752390988043a8ce50c1.webp?v=1764999052","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-shell-collector-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}