Something Childish And Other Stories

Something Childish and Other Stories

by Katherine Mansfield

This posthumous collection of stories and sketches by Katherine Mansfield, a pioneering modernist author from New Zealand, offers a glimpse into the complexities of human emotions and experiences. Written between 1920 and 1922, these stories explore themes of love, loss, grief, and the complexities of relationships within the context of childhood, family, and the search for identity. Mansfield's delicate prose and astute observations on the nuances of human nature make this collection a powerful and poignant exploration of the human condition.

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Kathleen Mansfield Murry was a prominent modernist writer who was born and brought up in New Zealand. She wrote short stories and poetry under the pen name Katherine Mansfield. When she was 19, she le...

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