These pulitzer prizewinning stories represent the major short works of fiction by one of the most distinctively american stylists of her day. The collected stories of jean stafford better reading. She was born in covina, california, to mary ethel mckillop and john richard stafford, a western pulp writer. Jean stafford has 58 books on goodreads with 20096 ratings. Contents the innocents abroad maggie meriwethers rich experience the childrens game the echo and the nemesis the maiden a modest proposal. Twentynineyearold jean stafford made a bold entrance onto the american literary scene in 1944 when her first novel, boston adventure, became a surprise best seller, its style inviting comparisons to james and proust.
To have built up so distinguished a collection, each story excellent in its own way and each an original departure in relation to the others, is a triumph. The collected stories of jean stafford 1969 won a pulitzer prize in 1970. Books by jean stafford author of the collected stories of. Shame on me, but id never heard of stafford, who died in 1979, nine years after. Jean stafford books list of books by author jean stafford. Among staffords many strengths as a writer of fiction are a sharp poetic eye for the telling detail. Sep 14, 2005 the collected stories of jean stafford includes the acclaimed story an influx of poets, which has never before appeared in book form. This page contains details about the fiction book the collected stories of jean stafford by jean stafford published in 1970. Jean stafford was an american short story writer and novelist, who won the pulitzer prize for fiction for the collected stories of jean stafford in 1970. Jean stafford biography and list of works jean stafford books. Abbeys road and many other critically acclaimed books vividly captures the essence of his life during three seasons as a park ranger in southeastern utah. The bostonians, and other manifestations of the american scene. Jean stafford biography jean stafford july 1, 1915march 26, 1979 was an awardwinning american short story writer and novelist, who won the pulitzer prize for fiction for her collected short stories. Jan 06, 2014 jean stafford was born 1915 in california, raised in colorado, and flourished as a writer in new york, especially in the pages of the new yorker between 1940 and 1969 today, she has nearly vanished from the shelves, while her worthy carson mccullers, john cheever and notsoworthy richard yates, really.
Jean stafford communicates the small details of loneliness and connection, the search for freedom, and the desi. Jean stafford communicates the small details of loneliness and connection, the search for freedom and the desire to belong, that not only illuminate whole lives but also convey with an elegant economy of words the sense of the place and time in which her protagonists find themselves. The collected stories of jean stafford published by user, 11 years ago this is a generous, staggering collection that exhibits over and over again the power of the short story when in the hands of a master of the craft. The collected stories of jean stafford jean stafford macmillan. Jean stafford 19151979 was a novelist and short story writer. Life is no abyss the hope chest polite conversation a country love story the bleeding heart the lippia lawn the interior castle.
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For the first time in a deluxe hardcover edition, three eerily powerful novels by a midcentury master of social satire and psychological portraiture jean stafford 19151979 made a bold entrance onto the american literary scene in 1944 when her first novel, boston adventure became a surprise best seller. Her collected stories won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1970. Less, by andrew sean greer lee boudreaux books little. Jean stafford 191579 was the author of three novels, boston adventure, the mountain lion, the catherine wheel, as well as several childrens and nonfiction books. The collected stories of jean stafford books library. The collected stories of jean stafford by stafford, jean. All three works are gathered here for the first time. The collected stories of jean stafford book by jean stafford. National book foundation books the collected stories of jean stafford.
At their best, short stories are notes tossed into the ocean like his ms found in a bottle printed with pain, sorrow, despair, or, more rarely, with. Collected stories by stafford, jean and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The collected stories of jean stafford finalist, national book awards 1970 for fiction. Jean stafford 191579 was the author of three novels, boston adventure, the mountain lion, the catherine wheel, as well as several childrens and nonfiction. They are arranged regionally between those dealing with americans in europe and others have their venue in boston, new york and in the far west of her childhood. Book description university of texas press, austin, 1992. W hen i began this column, a famous novelist got in touch to urge me to try the short stories of jean stafford. Comprised of thirty short stories, separated into four distinct sections, and covering a varied number of subjects, each story is unique and each is prized for its contribution to literature. The collected stories of jean stafford ebook by jean. The collected stories of jean stafford national book foundation. Triumph trumps tragedy in the life of jean stafford books. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. About the author jean stafford 191579 was the author of three novels, boston adventure, the mountain lion, the catherine wheel, as well as several childrens and nonfiction books. Staffords novels are sometimes taken as the measure of her art, but the short stories are her true legacy.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Jean stafford books biography and list of works author. The collected stories of jean stafford national book. Jean staffords novels frankly survey the kingdom of. Triumph trumps tragedy in the life of jean stafford. Jean stafford, 63, writer, dead the new york times. The collected stories of jean stafford includes the acclaimed story an influx of poets, which has never before appeared in book form. These pulitzer prizewinning stories represent the major short works of fiction by one of the most. Jean stafford communicates the small details of loneliness and connection, the search for freedom and the desire to belong, that not only illuminate whole lives but also convey with an elegant economy of. Jean stafford communicates the small details of loneliness and connection, the search for freedom, and the desire to belong sample the collected stories of jean stafford. The author, jean staffford 19151979, was an american writer of short stories and novels. I suppose the story that i was most impressed by was the bleeding heart, which tells of a mexican girl in boston who is neighbor to a nut.
Boston adventure the mountain lion the catherine wheel the collected stories of jean stafford the writing remains precisely honed, the sensibility intelligent and seemingly impartial. This book is the 1900th greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. The collected stories of jean stafford audiobook by jean. Stafford later published the catherine wheel 1952 as well as childrens books.
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