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Katherine Mansfield wrote some of the finest short stories of the 20th century. Subtly perceptive, often satirical, the stories in this collection range from her earliest piece, "The Tiredness of Rosabel," a poignant unfolding of frustrated longings, to other tales of isolation and oppression, such as the powerfully bleak "The Woman at the Store" and the stylistically innovative dialogues "Late at Night" and "The Black Cap." In different ways, these stories explore individuals' reactions to the often harsh truth of daily life, providing sharp, compelling insights into human behavior. They also reflect Mansfield's own strong sense of separateness, both from her physical self and the world. ... Read more

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Series Editors: Gary Scharnhorst, University of New Mexico and Eric Haralson, State University of New York, Stony Brook

This is the only series to provide in-depth critical introductions to major modern and contemporary short story writers worldwide. Each volume offers:

• A comprehensive overview of the artist's short fiction-including detailed analyses of every significant story
• Interviews, essays, memoirs and other biographical materials -- oftenpreviously unpublished
• A representative selection of critical responses
• Acomprehensive primary bibliography, a selected bibliography of important criticism, a chronology of the artist's life and works and an index

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The New Zealand-born writer Mansfield (1888-1923) and her husband, Murry, the English editor and literary critic, exchanged hundreds of passionate, probing letters during their tempestuous 11-year relationship. Their correspondence reveals Mansfield's fiercely independent spirit, as well as her intense need for undertanding from Murry from the time she met him at the home of a friend in London in 1912 until a few days before her death from tuberculosis in 1923. ... Read more

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This comprehensive bibliography of Katherine Mansfield's work is a chronologically arranged guide to her entire written output including books, pamphlets, translations from the Russian, contributions to periodicals and newspapers, collections of stories, other prose and poetry, and foreign
translations of her work.Other sections include extracts from unpublished material, radio and television productions, films and stage productions, and the location of manuscripts. ... Read more