The graded readers series of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. Three vibrant stories by the famous New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield, selected and retold by Margaret Johnson. In one story, Laura and her family are preparing for a party when she makes a shocking discovery. In another, the magic and excitement of Leila's first dance is challenged by the words of an old man. And finally, Isabel, Kezia and Lottie receive an amazing present but there is trouble when they choose who to show it to. This paperback is in American English. Audio...
The graded readers series of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. Three vibrant stories by the famous Ne...
This edition is made up of 217 poems, ordered chronologically, so that the reader can follow Mansfield's development as a poet and her experiments with different forms as well as trace the themes such as love and death, the natural world and the seasons, childhood and friendship, music and song which preoccupied her throughout her writing life. The comprehensive annotations provide illuminating biographical information as well as explaining the rich contexts of the European poetic tradition, including fin de siecle decadence, within which her artistry is steeped. The inclusion of a...
This edition is made up of 217 poems, ordered chronologically, so that the reader can follow Mansfield's development as a poet and her experiments wit...
Sie gilt als Erneuerin der Kurzgeschichte und war die einzige Schriftstellerin, auf deren Stil Virginia Woolf neidisch war. Kompromisslos beharrt sie in ihrem Schreiben auf Wahrhaftigkeit und setzt sich dabei über Konventionen hinweg, um ihren eigenen Ansprüchen gerecht zu werden. Katherine Mansfield bringt neben Präzision und Musikalität einen neuen Tonfall in die Literatur, neue Perspektiven - wichtiger als die Handlung sind ihr die Menschen in ihren Geschichten -, einen von vielen unterschätzten Humor und Sinnlichkeit im Übermaß.Ihre psychologisch motivierten Texte, die oft...
Sie gilt als Erneuerin der Kurzgeschichte und war die einzige Schriftstellerin, auf deren Stil Virginia Woolf neidisch war. Kompromisslos beharrt sie ...