Katherine Mansfield is probably New
Zealand's most famous writer. She is
said to have revolutionised the short story.
Have you ever heard of her?
She
lived a bohemian life at a time when women generally did not have much freedom
to be different. She was a difficult
person who did a wonderful body of work before dying early in her thirties of
tuberculosis.
This is a link to one of her most loved stories – The Garden Party
Oh I really like Katherine Mansfield. I think some of those stories will last forever. I like The Daughters of the Late Colonel - it's a great title apart from anything else. But also very affecting and sad.
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