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The Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr · Booklabria

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The Shell Collector

Short StoriesInterpersonal relations

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First published: 2001
Editions: 15 in 4 languages

Synopsis

“The Shell Collector” (2002), a short story by American author Anthony Doerr, tells the story of a blind shell expert living in exile with his dog in Kenya who becomes something of a celebrity after he uses deadly cone venom to cure a local eight-year-old girl of Malaria.

Subjects: Short Stories
Interpersonal relations
Survival
Nature
American Short stories
Grief

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15 in 4 languages

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English10 Spanish2 French1 German1

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