Katherine Mansfield
Mansfield was a New Zealand-born British writer who revolutionised the English short story, bringing Chekhov's techniques of implication and mood to bear on the experience of women and outsiders. Her collections are among the finest in the language.
Works
- In a German PensionCollection of short stories depicting interactions in a German spa town boarding house
- Bliss and Other StoriesStories exploring moments of personal revelation and emotional complexity in modern life
- The Garden Party and Other StoriesCollection of short stories examining class, family, and social transitions in society
- The Dove's NestPosthumous collection of Mansfield's short stories and literary fragments
- Something ChildishCollection of short stories featuring youthful characters discovering love and experience