Jean Stafford: Complete Stories & Other Writings (LOA #342): The Collected Stori

Description: Jean Stafford: Complete Stories & Other Writings (LOA #342) by Jean Stafford, Kathryn Davis Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description For the first time, the complete stories of a Pulitzer Prize-winning master of the form, plus her fascinating portrait of the mother one of the worlds most infamous assassinsFor the first time, the complete stories of a Pulitzer Prize-winning master of the form, plus her fascinating portrait of the mother one of the worlds most infamous assassinsThis volume collects for the first time the complete stories of a Pulitzer Prize-winning master of the form, a writer acclaimed for her acute psychological insight, exacting eye for detail, and mordant sensibility. Set in New England, Colorado, New York, and Europe, Jean Staffords stories intimately examine the lives of women and men beset by restlessness, dislocation, and isolation. "The Interior Castle" takes us inside an accident victims physical and mental pain; "A Country Love Story" chillingly depicts marital estrangement and mental breakdown amidst the solitude of a Maine winter; "Bad Characters" is the exuberant story of a young girl led into mischief by an incorrigible friend; and "An Influx of Poets" is a haunting story of a marriage wrecked by literary ambition and egotism. The volume also includes A Mother in History, Staffords controversial journalistic profile of Lee Harvey Oswalds mother, Marguerite, and three revealing literary essays. Author Biography Jean Stafford(1915-1979) grew up in southern California and Colorado. After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1936, she studied in Heidelberg for a year, then moved to the Northeast and began to write. Stafford would publish three novels,Boston Adventure(1944),The Mountain Lion(1947),The Catherine Wheel(1952), more than forty short stories (The Collected Stories of Jean Staffordwon the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1970), andA Mother in History(1966), a journalistic portrait of Marguerite Oswald, mother of Lee Harvey Oswald.Kathryn Davisis the Hurst Writer in Residence at Washington University and the author of eight novels, includingLabrador,The Walking Tour,Duplex, andThe Silk Road. She has received the Katherine Anne Porter Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction. Details ISBN 1598536826 ISBN-13 9781598536829 Title Jean Stafford: Complete Stories & Other Writings (LOA #342) Author Jean Stafford, Kathryn Davis Format Hardcover Year 2021 Pages 790 Publisher The Library of America GE_Item_ID:141751352; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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Book Title: Jean Stafford: Complete Stories and Other Writings (LOA #342) : The Collected Stories / Uncollected Stories / a Mother in History / Essays

Number of Pages: 790 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Library of America, T.H.E.

Item Height: 1.3 in

Publication Year: 2021

Topic: Short Stories (Single Author), Literary, Essays

Genre: Fiction, Literary Collections

Item Weight: 21 Oz

Item Length: 8.1 in

Author: Jean Stafford

Item Width: 5.3 in

Format: Hardcover