Authors: Katherine Mansfield
ISBN-13: 9780554361307, ISBN-10: 0554361302
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: BiblioBazaar
Date Published: August 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)
In a German Pension is a remarkable collection of short stories, displaying all Katherine Mansfield’s skill in the genre. Written shortly after the author visited Germany as a young woman, these short stories form a series of satirical sketches of German characters. From a young wife’s preoccupation with her husband’s stomach, to a society lady’s inability to see beyond the latest fashion, Katherine Mansfield depicts, in exquisite detail, the minute changes of human behavior. In a German Pension reveals her as a true disciple of Chekhov. A key figure in the Modernist movement, Katherine Mansfield is most remarkable for perfecting the art of the short story.
Foreword | vii | |
In a German Pension | 1 | |
Germans at Meat | 3 | |
The Baron | 8 | |
The Sister of the Baroness | 13 | |
Frau Fischer | 19 | |
Frau Brechenmacher Attends a Wedding | 27 | |
The Modern Soul | 35 | |
At Lehmann's | 46 | |
The Luft Bad | 55 | |
A Birthday | 59 | |
The Child-Who-Was-Tired | 71 | |
The Advanced Lady | 81 | |
The Swing of the Pendulum | 93 | |
A Blaze | 106 | |
Notes | 113 | |
Biographical note | 115 |