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Lauren Groff's first novel The Monster's of Templeton was a well-received commercial success. A New York Times bestseller short-listed for the prestigious Orange Prize, Monsters featured an ambitious plot rife with magical-realist elements, intricately woven family histories and monsters. Oh, and Groff was only 28 at the time. Now 30, she follows up her debut novel with a collection of nine short stories entitled Delicate Edible Birds. Groff clearly isn't the kind of writer who feels confined to tried-and-true topics such as suburban infidelity and 9/11. Rather, she exhibits a bold willingness to experiment. Her varied cast of characters includes an Olympic swimmer, a polio-stricken, wheelchair-bound girl, a French playboy in Argentina and a group of war correspondents fleeing Paris during World War II. Many of the stories in this collection have appeared in The Best American Short Stories and The Pushcart Prize Anthology. It's easy to understand why.
Wed., Feb. 25, 7 p.m., 2009
Wed., Feb. 25, 7 p.m., 2009
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