Pilgrims (short story collection)


Pilgrims is a collection of twelve short stories by American author Elizabeth Gilbert. It was named a New York Times Notable Book, won a Pushcart Prize, and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award.
Several stories from the collection were staged at the Greenwich Street Theater in March and April 2000, with continued runs at the Tribeca Playhouse in January and April 2001.

Stories

  1. "Pilgrims"
  2. "Elk Talk"
  3. "Alice to the East"
  4. "Bird Shot"
  5. "Tall Folks"
  6. "Landing"
  7. "Come and Fetch These Stupid Kids"
  8. "The Many Things That Denny Brown Did Not Know "
  9. "The Names of Flowers and Girls"
  10. "At the Bronx Terminal Vegetable Market"
  11. "The Famous Torn and Restored Lit Cigarette Trick"
  12. "The Finest Wife"