{"product_id":"the-shell-collector-stories","title":"The Shell Collector: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \"perilously beautiful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) first story collection by Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Anthony Doerr, acclaimed writer of \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Cloud Cuckoo Land.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe exquisitely crafted stories in Anthony Doerr's debut collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Shell Collector\u003c\/i\u003e, takes 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stunning and unforgettable debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Shell Collector\u003c\/i\u003e established Doerr as a master of literary short fiction, making it a must-read for fans of \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, environmentally rich fiction, and character-driven storytelling.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1439190054\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781439190050\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Doerr, Anthony, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jan 2011)","offer_id":45658903249093,"sku":"9781439190050","price":17.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781439190050.jpg?v=1768905080","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-shell-collector-stories","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}