Bøker av Katherine Mansfield

This new selection of Mansfield's stories adds 6 stories to Dan Davin's original selection of 27 and arranges them in the order in which they first appeared, in the definitive text established by Anthony Alpers.

Innovative, startlingly perceptive and aglow with colour, these fifteen stories were written towards the end of Katherine Mansfield's tragically short life. Many are set in the author's native New Zealand, others in England and the French Riviera. All are revelations of the unspoken, half-understood emotions that make up everyday experience - from the blackly comic 'The Daughters of the Late Colonel', and the short, sharp sketch 'Miss Brill', in which a lonely woman's precarious sense of self is brutally destroyed, to the vivid impressionistic evocation of family life in 'At the Bay'. 'All that I write,' Mansfield said, 'all that I am - is on the borders of the sea. It is a kind of playing.'

An outstanding literary portrayal of the shadow cast by the First World War.

Presentazione della Nuova TraduzioneIn una pensione tedescadi Katherine MansfieldTraduzione a cura di Silvia LicciardelloSiamo orgogliosi di annunciare l'uscita della nuova traduzione italiana della raccolta di racconti In una pensione tedesca, un'opera seminale di Katherine Mansfield, brillantemente tradotta da Silvia Licciardello. Questa edizione offre ai lettori italiani un'opportunità unica di immergersi nelle sfumature e nella sensibilità dell'autrice neozelandese, attraverso un linguaggio che risuona con contemporaneità e fedeltà all'originale.In una pensione tedesca è una raccolta di racconti brevi che esplora con acutezza e ironia le dinamiche delle relazioni umane all'interno di una pensione in Germania. Mansfield, conosciuta per la sua abilità nel catturare le complessità dell'animo umano, dipinge con maestria personaggi e situazioni che, sebbene distanti nel tempo, risuonano con una sorprendente attualità.Silvia Licciardello, nella sua traduzione, ha saputo non solo catturare lo spirito originale del testo di Katherine Mansfield, ma anche trasmettere la ricchezza delle sue descrizioni e la profondità dei suoi dialoghi. La sua traduzione si distingue per l'attenzione ai dettagli e per la capacità di mantenere il carattere distintivo dello stile dell'autrice, unendo eleganza e precisione.La nuova edizione è arricchita da note che offrono ai lettori una migliore comprensione del testo originale.Invitiamo lettori e appassionati di letteratura a scoprire o riscoprire Katherine Mansfield attraverso questa nuova traduzione di Silvia Licciardello, che promette di essere una lettura rivelatrice e immersiva, adatta sia agli amanti della letteratura sia a chi si avvicina per la prima volta all'universo narrativo di Katherine Mansfield.

A well-known New Zealand novelist linked with the modernist movement in literature, Katherine Mansfield, compiled a number of short tales under the title "The Garden Party and Other Stories." There are 15 tales in the book, 15 different subjects are covered, including class, gender, and the human condition. The collection's most well-known stories include "The Garden Party," which centers on a wealthy family planning a garden party while an impoverished family nearby suffers tragedy, "Miss Brill," which explores the inner thoughts of a lonesome woman who frequently visits a public park, and "The Daughters of the Late Colonel," which tells the tale of two sisters who are coping with their father's death and the difficulties in their own lives. These tales, which are regarded as classics of early 20th-century writing, are praised for their psychological depth, vivid imagery, and use of symbolism.

The Garden Party and Other Stories is a 1922 collection of short stories by the writer Katherine Mansfield. Written during the final stages of her illness, "The Garden Party and Other Stories" is full of a sense of urgency and was Katherine Mansfield's last collection to be published during her lifetime. The fifteen stories featured, many of them set in her native New Zealand, vary in length and tone from the opening story, "At the Bay, " a vivid impressionistic evocation of family life, to the short, sharp sketch "Mrs. Brill, " in which a lonely woman's precarious sense of self is brutally destroyed when she overhears two young lovers mocking her. Sensitive revelations of human behaviour, these stories reveal Mansfield's supreme talent as an innovator who freed the story from its conventions and gave it a new strength and prestige.

Published in 1922, The Garden Party and Other Stories is Katherine Mansfield's third and most acclaimed collection of short stories. In addition to the title piece, it includes fourteen other masterful stories, including "At the Bay" and "The Daughters of the Late Colonel." Set in post-World War I Europe and New Zealand, Mansfield captures the psychology and inner lives of her characters through free indirect discourse and sudden moments of realization and insight. Many of The Garden Party stories were written between 1920 and 1921 when Mansfield was both at the height of her literary powers and seriously ill with tuberculosis, to which she succumbed in 1923. Includes a review of the 1922 edition by Rebecca West, an essay by Mansfield scholar Joanna Woods, and a detailed biographical timeline.

Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was one of the leading figures in the development of the modernist short story and her writings were a profound influence on writers such as Virginia Woolf and D.H. Lawrence. Presenting for the first time draft manuscripts of some of her most important stories, this book gives scholars and students alike vivid new insight into Mansfield's creative process.With manuscripts for each text presented in facsimile and transcript, detailed notes throughout compare early drafts with later revisions and the final published work. In the final section of the book leading scholars offer vivid new critical readings exploring the manuscript history of these stories. A detailed descriptive listing of the major Mansfield archives is also included to help researchers explore the work further.The stories included are: 'Je ne parle pas francais'; 'Sun and Moon'; 'Revelations'; 'The Stranger'; 'The Daughters of the Late Colonel'; 'Mr and Mrs Dove'; 'Marriage à la Mode'; 'The Voyage'; 'Six Years After'; 'The Fly'.

In a German Pension captures the youthful views of esteemed writer, Katherine Mansfield, who jumpstarted her illustrious career with a series of remarkable short stories. It showcases her growth and scope as a formidable nineteenth century writer.A captivating collection of short stories centering the cynical and superficial parts of human nature. In one instance, an expectant father frets over his surroundings, while his wife gives birth. Another tale highlights a society woman's obsession with fashion and perception, while another woman is fixated on her husband's stomach. Each story presents a satirical view of German people and culture from the early 1900s.In a German Pension was a commercial success that quickly ran through multiple editions. It was an impressive starting point to an acclaimed career, filled with masterful modernist tales. This collection is a testament to Mansfield's unique voice and storytelling ability.Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

A beautiful new hardback edition of Katherine Mansfield's most vivid and distinctive stories.Katherine Mansfield was the only writer Virginia Woolf envied. Mansfield transformed the short story genre with her work, creating stories miraculous in their intensity yet seemingly so simple. The shift of a heart, the beat of a moment, the changing of the light: in these stories emotional universes are contained within glimpses.Mansfield only lived to the age of 34 but in that time wrote stories true to her indomitable spirit. A hundred years on from her death, Mansfield's biographer, Claire Harman, has created this new selection to show us the master of the short story form in full flight.WITH A FOREWORD BY HELEN SIMPSON AND INTRODUCTION BY CLAIRE HARMAN'There is something rapturous about her work...she has the power to distil the apparently inconsequential into frozen moments laden with significance' Guardian'Would you not like to try all sorts of lives - one is so very small - but that is the satisfaction of writing - one can impersonate so many people' Katherine Mansfield

Fifteen vivid stories set in Europe and Mansfield's native New Zealand populate this selection of tales inspired by the complex nature of the human condition. The author delivers an insightful look at modern behavior post-World War I.The Garden Party and Other Stories features multiple tales highlighting the highs and lows of contemporary life. The title story, "The Garden Party," centers on a wealthy young woman struggling with the concept of mortality, while "The Daughters of the Late Colonel" follows two sisters debating their livelihood after their father's death. These stories present bold questions and internal conflicts that profoundly affect each character.This selection is an enduring part of Katherine Mansfield's legacy. Written during her final years, The Garden Party and Other Stories is one of her most viable and celebrated works. It's a delightful collection of short stories fueled by the intricacies of human nature.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Garden Party and Other Stories is both modern and readable.

Originally published in 1920, Bliss and Other Stories, is an iconic collection of Katherine Mansfield¿s masterful narratives that include ¿The Man Without a Temperament." This captivating work embodies the author¿s signature style and unmistakable tone.Bliss and Other Stories consists of fourteen anecdotes written during the early 1900s. It features ¿Mr. Reginald Peacock's Day,¿ which follows a disgruntled husband who harshly criticizes his wife, and ¿The Wind Blows,¿ a surprising tale about a girl¿s revelation surrounding a memory from her childhood. ¿Pictures¿ centers a downtrodden woman on the brink of poverty, while ¿The Little Governess¿ follows a naïve young woman as she travels from France to Munich.In Bliss and Other Stories Mansfield is able to find the spectacular in the ordinary. No matter the circumstance, the characters are faced with subtle but shocking realizations. Whether it¿s family or friendship, human connection plays a pivotal role.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Bliss and Other Stories is both modern and readable.

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Mordant, challenging and inventive, Katherine Mansfield is one of the twentieth century's most accomplished short-story writers. Selected and introduced by Professor Meg Jensen.