Lorrie Moore, author portrait
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Lorrie Moore

LORRIE MOORE is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. She is the recipient of a Lannan Foundation Fellowship, as well as the PEN/Malamud Award and the Rea Award for her achievement in the short story. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home
Collected Stories of Lorrie Moore
See What Can Be Done
Real Estate
Bark
Vissi d'Arte
A Gate at the Stairs
Birds of America
Anagrams
Self-Help
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
Like Life

Books

I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home
Collected Stories of Lorrie Moore
See What Can Be Done
Real Estate
Bark
Vissi d'Arte
A Gate at the Stairs
Birds of America
Anagrams
Self-Help
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
Like Life

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