The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter

The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
by Katherine Anne Porter

The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
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Author: Katherine Anne Porter
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1979-09-19
ISBN: 0156188767
Number of pages: 504
Publisher: Mariner Books
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  • Paperback - gold color with maroon lettering and design of roses.

Book Reviews of The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter

Book Review: Nobody Writes Like Porter: Incredible
Summary: 5 Stars

This book is perhaps the best written 500 pages bound in one place anywhere. Porter has a unique style of writing, that is hers alone. Her use of long, but salient and understandable sentences is terrific. Her use of simile and metaphor is almost unequaled. And her observational abilities and articulation of inner feelings makes her stand out as one of the best American writers of all time.

The book consists of 19 Short Stories/Long Stories/Short Novels and they are all extraordinary. In a shockingly well written story, she writes in "Pale Horse, Pale Rider" a description of going into a depressive pit, the likes of which I have never seen before, fact or fiction. Her style is so good, she leaves the reader guessing what is fact and what is fiction, in her fiction, with respect to her plot line in this very surreal story of a lady going into depression. Her characters are so intimately real life, as to make the reader feel they know them, almost personally. But what we readers know truly, is how wonderfully Porter expresses herself, and how incredible are her endings and beginnings, as well as wonderfully written middles.

No appreciator of American Literature should pass up the opportunity to read this book. In paperback, it is one of the true bargains in America today. For about 15 to 25 hours of extreme reading pleasure, this book fits the bill quite perfectly.

Summary of The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter

Porter?s reputation as one of americanca?s most distinguished writers rests chiefly on her superb short stories. This volume includes the collections Flowering Judas; Pale Horse, Pale Rider; and The Leaning Tower as well as four stories not available elsewhere in book form. Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

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