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The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield
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The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield's clear and perceptive short stories revolutionized the genre. This collection represents the whole range of her writing from short sharp studies to longer, richer tales, encompassing her three major volumes Bliss, The Garden Party and In a German Pension, along with fifteen unfinished stories published after her death.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALI SMITH
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The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield comes with a new introduction by Ali Smith.
Katherine Mansfield's clear, sparkling, and perceptive short stories revolutionised the genre, and this collection represents the whole range of her writing. Moving and resonant, full of light and colour, they span from short, sharp studies to longer, richer tales. This volume encompasses her three major works: Bliss, The Garden Party, and In a German Pension, along with fifteen tantalising fragments of unfinished stories published after her tragic death. These include 'Honesty', an intriguing tale of two bachelors, and 'The Doves' Nest', an exquisite story of a widowed mother and her daughter in the Riviera who receive a mysterious gentleman caller.
Graceful, delicate, and quietly devastating, Mansfield's stories observe seemingly trivial incidents to reveal sensitive and often painful insights into her characters' inner lives.
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The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield is praised for its delicate prose and nuanced exploration of human emotions. Many reviews highlight Mansfield's keen observational skills and her ability to capture the subtleties of everyday life. The stories are often celebrated for their vivid character portrayals and the emotional depth, offering readers a compelling glimpse into early 20th-century life and relationships. Overall, the collection is considered a masterclass in short story writing, with reviewers frequently noting its lasting impact on the literary world.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780141441818
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 March 2007
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Introduction by Ali Smith
- Introduction by Ali Smith
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 35.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 548g
Pages: 816
About the Author
Born in New Zealand in 1888, Kathering Mansfield Beauchamp was primarily a writer of short stories. published Prelude and The Garden Party and Other Stories before her premature death from TB in 1923. One more book (Something Childish) and her journal and letters were published posthumously. Ali Smith was born in Inverness in 1962 and she lives in Cambridge. She is the author of Free Love and Other Stories, Like,Other Stories and Other Stories, Hotel World, The Whole Story and Other Stories, The Accidental,Girl Meets Boy, The First Person and Other Stories, There but for the, Artful, How to be both, and Public library and other stories. Hotel World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Orange Prize and The Accidental was shortlisted for the Man Booker and the Orange Prize. How to be both won the Baileys Prize, the Goldsmiths Prize and the Costa Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Man Booker and the Folio Prize. Her next novel is forthcoming in 2016.
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