The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen

ISBN 10: 1400096561 / ISBN 13: 9781400096565

Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Aug 2006, 2006

Beschreibung

Neuware - Widely known for her much-admired novels, including The Heat of the Day, The House in Paris, and The Death of the Heart, Elizabeth Bowen established herself in the front rank of the century's writers equally through her short fiction.This collection brings together seventy-nine magnificent stories written over the course of four decades. Vividly featuring scenes of bomb-scarred London during the Blitz, frustrated lovers, acutely observed children, and even vengeful ghosts, these stories reinforce Bowen's reputation as an artist whose finely chiseled narratives-rich in imagination, psychological insight, and craft-transcend their time and place.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781400096565

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen
• Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Aug 2006
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1400096561
• ISBN-13: 9781400096565
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 203B x 132 H x 39 T Millimeter Breite: 203 mm, Höhe: 132 mm, Tiefe: 39 mm
• Gewicht: 776 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

Widely known for her much-admired novels, including The Heat of the Day, The House in Paris, and The Death of the Heart, Elizabeth Bowen established herself in the front rank of the century's writers equally through her short fiction.

 

This collection brings together seventy-nine magnificent stories written over the course of four decades. Vividly featuring scenes of bomb-scarred London during the Blitz, frustrated lovers, acutely observed children, and even vengeful ghosts, these stories reinforce Bowen's reputation as an artist whose finely chiseled narratives—rich in imagination, psychological insight, and craft—transcend their time and place.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin in 1899. She wrote many acclaimed short stories and novels, including The Heat of the Day, The Death of the Heart, The Last September, and Eva Trout. She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1948. She died in 1973.