{"product_id":"the-spirit-bird-stories-paperback","title":"The Spirit Bird: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKent Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2014 Drue Heinz Literature Prize \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The flight path of \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Bird\u003c\/i\u003e traces many landscapes and different transitory lives. A young man scratches out a living from the desert; a woman follows a rarely seen bird in the far reaches of Alaska; a poor single mother sorts out her life in a fancy mountain town. Other protagonists yearn to cross a racial divide, keep developers from a local island, explore their sexuality, and mourn a lost loved one. The characters in this collection are compelled to seek beyond their own horizons, and as the stories unfold, the search becomes the expression of their desires. The elusive spirit bird is a metaphor for what we've lost, for what we hope for, and for what we don't know about ourselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKent Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eLanguage in the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLand That Moves, Land That Stands Still\u003c\/i\u003e. His short fiction has been included in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories, The Best of the West, O. Henry, Pushcart, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. An avid birdwatcher, Nelson has identified 757 North American species. After the age of fifty-four, he has twice run the Pikes Peak Marathon-26.3 miles, 7,815 feet up and down. He lives in Ouray, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52522295918899,"sku":"9780822963875","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Sk1FUHdwMGdlNExSMmhtbnFzdFJlZz09.webp?v=1760547203","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-spirit-bird-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}