Concetti Chiave
- Katherine Mansfield, pseudonym of Kathleen Beauchamp, was a New Zealand-born writer who moved to England at 19 to pursue writing.
- Her early work, In a German Pension (1911), reflects her disillusionment through its sad humor.
- Her literary reputation grew significantly posthumously, with Bliss and Other Stories (1919) marking a turning point.
- The Garden Party and the Other Stories (1920) and The Dove’s Nest (1923) further cemented her fame and showcased her poetic prose style.
- Mansfield is celebrated for her psychological depth and is considered a leading figure in the short story genre.
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield is the pseudonym of Kathleen Beauchamp, who was born in New Zealand in 1888. At 19 she left her native country to settle in England and become a full-time writer. Her deep disillusionment appears in the sad humour of the stories collected in In a German Pension (1911).
She published several stories in the literary magazines Rhythm and The Blue Review, where the critic John Murray worked as an editor. He became her husband in 1918.
Her fame was enhanced by the next two volumes, The Garden Party and the Other Stories (1920) and The Dove’s Nest (1923), which includes the story published in this anthology. Her characteristic prose style, which is so similar to poetry, and her acute power of psychological introspection make her one of the greatest exponents of the short story. She died of consumption in 1923.
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