Seventy-seven stories by the acclaimed Irish writer range from the 1920s to the present and demonstrate the immediacy of her vision, her intense sense of place and character, and her mastery of the short-story form
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Review:
"Bowen's stories show the awesome capabilities of the English language and the surprise and mystery of the human soul" (Anne Tyler)
"Bowen's stories are novels that have been split open like rocks and reveal the glitter of the naked crystals which have formed them" (V.S. Pritchett Vogue)
Book Description:
Celebrated for her much-admired novels, including The Heat of the Day and The Death of the Heart, Bowen established herself in the front rank of the century's writers equally through her short fiction.
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- PublisherAlfred a Knopf Inc
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0394516664
- ISBN 13 9780394516660
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
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