About the book
From the author of the novel Swamplandia!—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize—comes a magical and uniquely daring collection of stories that showcases the author’s gifts at their inimitable best.
Within these pages, a community of girls held captive in a Japanese silk factory slowly transmute into human silkworms and plot revolution; a group of boys stumble upon a mutilated scarecrow that bears an uncanny resemblance to a missing classmate that they used to torment; a family’s disastrous quest for land in the American West has grave consequences; and in the marvelous title story, two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove try to slake their thirst for blood and come to terms with their immortal relationship.
Named a Best Book of the Year by:
The Boston Globe
O, The Oprah Magazine
Huffington Post
The A.V. Club
A Washington Post Notable Book
An NPR Great Read of 2013
Editions of Vampires in the Lemon Grove
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780307947475
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9780307957238
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307961082
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780449013717
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780449013724
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780385367462
Read an Excerpt
From the author of the novel Swamplandia!—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize—comes a magical and uniquely daring collection of stories that showcases the author’s gifts at their inimitable best.
Within these pages, a community of girls held captive in a Japanese silk factory slowly transmute into human silkworms and plot revolution; a group of boys stumble upon a mutilated scarecrow that bears an uncanny resemblance to a missing classmate that they used to torment; a family’s disastrous quest for land in the American West has grave consequences; and in the marvelous title story, two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove try to slake their thirst for blood and come to terms with their immortal relationship.
Named a Best Book of the Year by:
The Boston Globe
O, The Oprah Magazine
Huffington Post
The A.V. Club
A Washington Post Notable Book
An NPR Great Read of 2013
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vampires in the Lemon Grove about?
From the author of the novel Swamplandia!—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize—comes a magical and uniquely daring collection of stories that showcases the author’s gifts at their inimitable best.
Within these pages, a community of girls held captive in a Japanese silk factory slowly transmute into human silkworms and plot revolution; a group of boys stumble upon a mutilated scarecrow that bears an uncanny resemblance to a missing classmate that they used to torment; a family’s disastrous quest for land in the American West has grave consequences; and in the marvelous title story, two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove try to slake their thirst for blood and come to terms with their immortal relationship.
Named a Best Book of the Year by:
The Boston Globe
O, The Oprah Magazine
Huffington Post
The A.V. Club
A Washington Post Notable Book
An NPR Great Read of 2013
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Vampires in the Lemon Grove?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Vampires in the Lemon Grove?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780307947475
Is Vampires in the Lemon Grove part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Vintage Contemporaries
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Vampires in the Lemon Grove?
Karen Russell
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Vampires in the Lemon Grove is available as paperback(ISBN 9780307947475) and altformat(ISBN 9780307957238) and ebook(ISBN 9780307961082) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780449013717) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780449013724) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780385367462)
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