The Friend of Women and Other Stories
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Sprache:Englisch
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ePUB 3
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
Nein
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
01.06.2018
Verlag
Houghton Mifflin HarcourtSeitenzahl
224 (Printausgabe)
Dateigröße
605 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780544109001
Short fiction examining the mysteries of human character, from a
New York Times-bestselling author acclaimed as "among the best in American literature" (
Kirkus Reviews).
In the title story, a teacher at a private girls' school ruminates on a long career, wondering if he was right to encourage his students to find a life less constrained than the conventional one prescribed to them-or if he cruelly raised unrealistic expectations. In "The Country Cousin," a delightful one-act play, a wealthy woman's dependent niece unwittingly serves as the vehicle that reveals her rich relatives' self-involvement. Ranging from a boyhood friendship tested by the fabrications of the McCarthy era to an Episcopal priest tormented by an autocratic headmaster, Louis Auchincloss's fiction illuminates the complications that ensue when our perceptions of other people's natures-as well as our own-are upended.
Praised by the
Los Angeles Times as a writer "committed to examining the complicated layers of character, psychology, and society," Louis Auchincloss presents a treasure trove of short fiction that showcases both his insight and his literary talent.
New York Times-bestselling author acclaimed as "among the best in American literature" (
Kirkus Reviews).
In the title story, a teacher at a private girls' school ruminates on a long career, wondering if he was right to encourage his students to find a life less constrained than the conventional one prescribed to them-or if he cruelly raised unrealistic expectations. In "The Country Cousin," a delightful one-act play, a wealthy woman's dependent niece unwittingly serves as the vehicle that reveals her rich relatives' self-involvement. Ranging from a boyhood friendship tested by the fabrications of the McCarthy era to an Episcopal priest tormented by an autocratic headmaster, Louis Auchincloss's fiction illuminates the complications that ensue when our perceptions of other people's natures-as well as our own-are upended.
Praised by the
Los Angeles Times as a writer "committed to examining the complicated layers of character, psychology, and society," Louis Auchincloss presents a treasure trove of short fiction that showcases both his insight and his literary talent.
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