The Faber Book of Contemporary Stories About Childhood

by Lorrie Moore

An anthology of stories about childhood. Contemporary writers present the innocence and knowingness of a child's-eye view as it confronts the contradictions and hypocrisies of the adult world. Each story is told by a child character or by the adult who was that child.

Genres: Short Stories

415 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1997

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Paul Westwood]

This was a text for university so probably didn't read all of the stories in it. I probably should do and will do one day.