The Garden Party

出版者:Tutis Digital Publishing Pvt. Ltd.

作者:Katherine Mansfield

页数:168

出版时间:2008-08-10

价格:USD 13.52

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9788132023937

图书标签:短篇小说English.Literature凯瑟琳·曼斯菲尔德KatherineMansfield新西兰British.Literature近期

Katherine Mansfield (1888-19230 was a New Zealand modernist writer of short fiction stories. Katherine moved to London where she attended Queens College. She followed a bohemian lifestyle. After her brothers death in World War I her work took on a nostalgic theme. After a near-fatal attack of pleurisy she contracted TB. It was at this point that she began writing her best works. The Garden Party and Other Stories contains the following stories. At the bay -- The garden party -- The daughters of the late colonel -- Mr. and Mrs. Dove -- The young girl -- Life of Ma Parker -- Marriage a la mode -- The voyage -- Miss Brill -- Her first ball -- The singing lesson -- The stranger -- Bank holiday -- An ideal family and The lady's maid.

用户评价

小女孩世界观最后升华得太高了，很怀疑刚死了人的那家是否赶得上。

Laura says, “But all these things must not happen at once.” And Life answers, “Why not? How are they divided from each other.” And they do all happen, it is inevitable. And it seems to me there is beauty in that inevitability. 最喜欢的short story

And the perfect afternoon slowly reopened, slowly faded, slowly its petals closed.

阶级对立，善恶分明，很无趣。

How very nice workman were!