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The Fly

By Katherine Mansfield
Series: ERIS gems
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"Now one could imagine that the little front legs rubbed against each other lightly, joyfully. The horrible danger was over; it had escaped; it was ready for life again." Deft, subtle, and bitingly ironic, Katherine Mansfield's short story is a highly concentrated depiction of grief and... Read More
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An outstanding literary portrayal of the shadow cast by the First World War.

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"Now one could imagine that the little front legs rubbed against each other lightly, joyfully. The horrible danger was over; it had escaped; it was ready for life again."

Deft, subtle, and bitingly ironic, Katherine Mansfield's short story is a highly concentrated depiction of grief and cruelty. Taking as its narrative occasion a brief meeting between two bereaved fathers, The Fly remains an outstanding literary portrayal of the shadow cast by the First World War.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781916809772

Publisher: ERIS

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 September 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: ERIS

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 20

Collections

Arts & Culture Classic Fiction Classic General Fiction General Fiction Katherine Mansfield Literary Fiction New Zealand Poets Non-Fiction Series: ERIS gems

About the Author

Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923) is one of the most widely admired practitioners of short narrative fiction ever to have written in the English language. She was born and grew up in New Zealand and later became an important figure in English Modernist circles.

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