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The classic 1939 collection of three short novels, including the
famous title story set during the flu epidemic of 1918. From the
gothic Old South to revolutionary Mexico, few writers evoke such a
multitude of worlds, both exterior and interior, as powerfully as
Katherine Anne Porter. This sharp collection of three short novels
includes "Pale Horse, Pale Rider," Porter's most celebrated story,
where a young woman lies in a fever during the influenza epidemic,
her childhood memories mingling with fears for her boyfriend on his
way to war. Also included is "Noon Wine," a haunting story of
tragedy and scandal on a small dairy farm in Texas, and "Old
Mortality," a story of discovering family truths and
self-discovery. Pale Horse, Pale Rider unites the finest work from
one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century.
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.
From the gothic Old South to revolutionary Mexico, few writers have
evoked such a multitude of worlds, both exterior and interior, as
powerfully as Katherine Anne Porter. This collection gathers
together the best of her Pulitzer Prize-winning short fiction,
including 'Pale Horse, Pale Rider', where a young woman lies in a
fever during the influenza epidemic, her childhood memories
mingling with fears for her fiance on his way to war, and 'Noon
Wine', a haunting story of tragedy and scandal on a small dairy
farm in Texas. In all of the compelling stories collected here,
harsh and tragic truths are expressed in prose both brilliant and
precise.
This volume brings together twenty-nine pieces dating from before
1932, none of which appeared in Porter's collected works and many
of which are published here for the first time. Both fiction and
essays are covered. All these pieces belong to Porter's
apprenticeship as a creative writer. Thus, they offer new insights
into her artistic development and her relationship with Mexico, a
place that, as she later said, "influenced everything I did
afterward."
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