From the gothic Old South to revolutionary Mexico,few writers have evoked such a multitude of worlds,both exterior and interior,as powerfully as Katherine Anne Porter. This collection gathers together the best of her Pulitzer Prize-winning short fiction,including'Pale Horse,Pale Rider',where a young woman lies in a fever during the influenza epidemic,her childhood memories mingling with fears for her fiancé on his way to war,and'Noon Wine',a haunting story of tragedy and scandal on a small dairy farm in Texas. In all of the compelling stories collected here,harsh and tragic truths are expressed in prose both brilliant and precise.
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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141195315Number of pages: 384Weight: 281 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
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Katherine Anne Porter's short stories are unsurpassed in modern fictionPorter writes English of a purity and precision almost unique in contemporary fictionShe solves the essential problem: how to satisfy exhaustively in writing brieflyPorter's stories take accurate and deadly aim... dazzling
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