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The Shell Collector

Anthony Doerr

2002219 pagesabout 3–5 hours
2002
first published
  • 2002Scribner · 219 pages · ENGISBN 9780743212748
  • 2011Scribner · ENGISBN 9781439190050
  • 2003Flamingo · 272 pagesISBN 9780007146987
  • 2003Penguin (Non-Classics) · 224 pages · ENGISBN 9780142002964
  • 2003Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9781417704644
  • 2002ScribnerISBN 9780743223621
  • 2018Debolsillo · 240 pagesISBN 9788466343725
  • 2017btb VerlagISBN 9783442733989

“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.

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CommitmentQuick escape

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