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KATHERINE MANSFIELD
Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was a British short-story
writer, born in Wellington, New Zealand. She is considered one of the great
masters of the short-story form. At the age of 18 she settled in London to study
music and to establish herself as a writer. Mansfield's stories are poetic,
delicate, and ironic; they are characterized by a subtle sensitivity to mood and
emotion, revealing the inner conflicts her characters face and resolve. Her
style, much influenced by that of the Russian writer Anton Chekhov, in turn had
great influence on later short-story writing. Collections of her short fiction
include In a German Pension (1911); Bliss (1920), which contains
stories evocative of her homeland; and The Garden Party (1922), her
finest work. The Dove's Nest (1923) and Something Childish (1924),
both edited by her husband, were published after Mansfield's death, as were
collections of her poems, journals, and letters.
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