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Bark (short story collection)

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Bark: Stories
AuthorLorrie Moore
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
Publication date
2014
Pages192
ISBN9780307594136
OCLC840937255

Bark (2014) is a short story collection by American author Lorrie Moore.

Reception

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Bark was short-listed for the Story Prize in 2014.[1] The collection was also short-listed for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award and was among Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Books of 2014.

The Washington Post book reviewer Heller McAlpin described the volume as a "powerful collection about the difficulty of letting go of love."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gates, David. "Life Unleashed:Lorrie Moore’s ‘Bark’," The New York Times, Feb 20, 2014.
  2. ^ McAlpin, Heller. "Book review: Lorrie Moore’s Bark looks at bitter disappointments of relationships," The Washington Post, Feb 24, 2014