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Strange Bliss

Essential Stories

Essential Stories

By Katherine Mansfield

By Katherine Mansfield

By Katherine Mansfield

By Katherine Mansfield

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Part of Essential Stories

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Jul 20, 2021 | ISBN 9781782277125

Ebook $13.99

Jul 20, 2021 | ISBN 9781782277132

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    About Strange Bliss

    A beguiling new selection of Katherine Mansfield’s finest stories, focused on her mysterious, complex portrayals of relationships between women

    Katherine Mansfield was one of the true pioneers of the short story. Her style shifts subtly between the comic and the tragic, as calm surfaces are punctured by moments of disruption, insight and strange beauty.

    This new collection gathers together the best of Mansfield’s work exploring different facets of relationships between women. From complex expressions of desire and connection to shared experiences of frustration and release, these stories capture fleeting movements of feeling with unmatched precision.

    About Strange Bliss

    A beguiling new selection of Katherine Mansfield’s finest stories, focused on her mysterious, complex portrayals of relationships between women

    Katherine Mansfield was one of the true pioneers of the short story. Her style shifts subtly between the comic and the tragic, as calm surfaces are punctured by moments of disruption, insight and strange beauty.

    This new collection gathers together the best of Mansfield’s work exploring different facets of relationships between women. From complex expressions of desire and connection to shared experiences of frustration and release, these stories capture fleeting movements of feeling with unmatched precision.

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    About Katherine Mansfield

    Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was one of the foremost writers of the 20th century. Born and raised in colonial New Zealand, she left for England at 19 and eventually settled there, often spending time in Continental Europe. Her first collection of… More about Katherine Mansfield

    About Katherine Mansfield

    Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was one of the foremost writers of the 20th century. Born and raised in colonial New Zealand, she left for England at 19 and eventually settled there, often spending time in Continental Europe. Her first collection of… More about Katherine Mansfield

    Product Details

    Category: Short Stories | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Pushkin Collection
    Jul 20, 2021 | 224 Pages | 4-11/16 x 6-1/2 | ISBN 9781782277125

    Category: Short Stories | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Pushkin Collection
    Jul 20, 2021 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9781782277132

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    Praise

    “One of the genuine, if frequently under-recognized, geniuses of 20th-century literature” – The Wall Street Journal on Katherine Mansfield

    “A great writer and a tragic one” Irish Times

    “The only writing I have ever been jealous of” Virginia Woolf

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