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The Open Boat and Other Stories (Hardcover)
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The Open Boat and Other Stories (Hardcover)
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List price R399
Loot Price R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
You Save R69 (17%)
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With two parts and seventeen stories, Stephen Crane's The Open Boat
and Other Stories is an eclectic collection that stuns with its use
of naturalism and angst. In the first part, titled Minor Conflicts,
Crane shares eight works of short fiction. Among these is The Bride
Comes to the Yellow Sky, a tense drama that explores themes of
change with the portrayal of a Texas marshal who is saved from
gunfight by his bride. Death and the Child follows a journalist
who, after becoming sympathetic to the Greeks as he acts as a
correspondent for the war, decides to join them in their fight.
Also featured in part one of The Open Boat and Other Stories is the
title work. The Open Boat follows the emotional journey of four men
who have survived a shipwreck as they wrestle with the realization
that nature is apathetic to their fate. Titled Midnight Sketches,
the second part of The Open Boat and Other Stories pays special
attention to the class struggles of American Society. An Experiment
in Misery features the wrenching story of a young man who wanders
the streets of New York, enduring taunts and cruelty as he searches
for affordable food and living accommodations. Similarly, An
Ominous Baby is a brief, symbolic tale of socioeconomics as it
follows a young child exploring a rich neighborhood, becoming
fixated on a rich kid's toy. With themes of romance and
coming-of-age, The Pace of Youth depicts a young couple who,
despite the disapproval of the girl's father, decides to indulge in
their love and elope. With dramatic and wrenching prose, Stephen
Crane's The Open Boat and Other Stories examines universal topics
and themes that are still relevant to contemporary society. While
depicting a vivid variety of settings, including both exotic and
American landscapes, and with the depiction of complex protagonists
ranging from innocent children, to journalist-turned soldiers, The
Open Boat and Other Stories celebrates and features some of Stephen
Crane's best work. Now presented in an easy-to-read font and
redesigned with an eye-catching cover, this edition of The Open
Boat and Other Stories by Stephen Crane is catered to a modern
audience.
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