Children Are Bored on Sunday

Name: Children Are Bored on Sunday
Author: Jean Stafford

by Jean Stafford

Story collection examining characters adrift in suburban American life

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Jean Stafford

Jean Stafford was a Pulitzer Prize-winning short story writer and novelist whose work combined psychological precision with elegant prose. Her novel Boston Adventure is a coming-of-age classic, and her collected stories show her mastery of compression.

More by Jean Stafford

Boston AdventureNovel of a young woman's social and intellectual ascent in Boston
The Mountain LionNovel about childhood trauma and a girl's relationship with her brother
The Catherine WheelNovel exploring a family's decline and a young woman's coming of age
Collected StoriesSelected short stories showcasing Stafford's psychological and social insight