Vincent O'Sullivan. The Oxford Book of New Zealand Short Stories. Oxford University Press, 1993.
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Description: 400 pages. Unknown to many readers in the United States, New Zealand enjoys a rich tradition of short fiction dating back well into the nineteenth-century. Now there is a book that brings tog ether a wide range of these marvelous tales in one handsome, comp act volume. The Oxford Book of New Zealand Short Stories brings t ogether the new and the old, the traditional and the experimental . Nineteenth-century writing is represented by authors as Henry L awson, Lady Barker, Clara Cheeseman and G.B. Lancaster, some of w hose stories are collected here for the first time. In more recen t times the genre has attracted the talents of Katherine Mansfiel d, Frank Sargeson, Dan Davin, Maurice Gee, Janet Frame, and Grevi lle Texidor, all of whom are included here. A unique feature of t his splendid anthology is the inclusion of works by such leading Maori writers as Patricia Grace and Witi Ihimaera (there is a hel pful glossary of Maori and Samoan words in an appendix), and a wh ole new generation of writers, including Peter Wells and Keri Hul me. For anyone who appreciates great literature, The Oxford Book of New Zealand Short Stories will offer some fascinating surprise s along with hours of good reading. Editorial Reviews About the Author About the Editor: Vincent O'Sullivan is one of New Zeala nd's most respected literary figures. He is Professor of English at Victoria University in Wellington, and is also a poet, playwri ght, editor, critic, and short-story writer. He is the editor of The Collected Letters of Katherine Mansfield (Oxford, 1987) and T he Poems of Katherine Mansfield (Oxford, 1989).
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Description: Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Covering the eight months between the English summers of 1919 and 1920, this volume charts Mansfield s relationship with her husband John Middleton Murry through its severest trial. Most of the letters are to him, and are edited here without cuts and revisi.
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