Lost in the Forest of Mechanical Birds by Moody, Christian

Lost in the Forest of Mechanical Birds

For fans of George Saunders and Haruki Murakami, Christian Moody delivers his debut speculative short story collection,...
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Lost in the Forest of Mechanical Birds by Moody, Christian

Lost in the Forest of Mechanical Birds

$17.95

Lost in the Forest of Mechanical Birds

$17.95
Author: Christian Moody
Format: Paperback
Language: English
For fans of George Saunders and Haruki Murakami, Christian Moody delivers his debut speculative short story collection, Lost in the Forest of Mechanical Birds--tales of the strange beauty and shadowy fears that lurk beneath the surface of our everyday livesBest friends George and Elly start a hide-and-go-seek club inspired by their love of the game, which goes too far when Elly stays hidden for years. An orphan discovers that the trees on the outskirts of town have eyes that watch and record the town's inhabitants, threatening to expose their most vulnerable secrets. In a world with hardly any birds left, a struggling family lives alone in the woods, where the father begins to create mechanical birds which threaten the only life left. And a man working at a futuristic egg factory spots an anomaly in one of the eggs, which, along with the fact that his wife and daughter spontaneously get pregnant at the same time, sparks his journey to uncover the company's secrets.Winner of the 2023 Dzanc Short Story Collection Prize, Moody's collection delights in the absurd and dystopian, weaving in themes of climate change, surveillance, privacy, and technology that coalesce into a profound statement about the mysteries of the human experience.

Author: Christian Moody
Publisher: Dzanc Books
Published: 10/14/2025
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781938603358


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2025

About the Author
Moody, Christian: - Christian Moody has been published in Esquire, Alaska Quarterly Review, The Cincinnati Review, the Best New American Voices anthology, the Best American Fantasy anthology, and more. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from Syracuse University and PhD in English from the University of Cincinnati. He was a creative writing professor for many years, and currently works as Brand Director for an e-commerce company. He lives in Indianapolis with his two kids and wife, memoirist and illustrator Margaret Kimball.

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