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Original Title:	The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
ISBN:	0156188767 (ISBN13: 9780156188760)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1966), National Book Award for Fiction (1966)

The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter Paperback | Pages: 495 pages

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Title	:	The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
Author	:	Katherine Anne Porter
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 495 pages
Published	:	September 19th 1979 by Mariner Books (first published 1965)
Categories	:	Short Stories. Fiction. Classics

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Despite the enormous success--both critical and popular--of her novel Ship of Fools, Katherine Anne Porter's reputation as one of America's most distinguished writers rest chiefly on her superb short stories. This volume brings together the collections Flowering Judas; Pale Horse, Pale Rider; and The Leaning Tower as well as four stories not available elsewhere in book form.

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When I bought this at Half Price Books a few weeks ago, the clerk said to me "Katherine Anne Porter is such a good writer that she almost makes up for the rest of Texas." I repeated that comment to my parents later, but they didn't find it quite as amusing as I did.

I only read a small portion of this book--the section describing Miranda's experience with the influenza epidemic of 1918. From what I have been able to learn there are very few fictional accounts of this terrible event. Porter's description is very touching. It centers around the song "Pale Horse, Pale Rider" sung by Blacks in the South to express feelings about loved ones carried off, one imagines by slave traders. In Porter's story of that title it also refers to those carried off by the

Katherine Anne Porter seems sadly under-read, and this is a truly strong and impressive collection of stories. Most notable, I think, is Porters impressive stylistic range. She seems capable of shifting her narrative technique with perfect, invisible ease from story to story. I should have read them more slowly.Favorite stories:María ConcepciónFlowering JudasOld MortalityPale Horse, Pale Rider

KAP is one of my favorite writers, and this collection is a must-read not only for those who appreciate classic 20th-century stylists such as Hemingway and Faulkner but for those who enjoy contemporary multi-layered narratives of, say, Alice Munro. And though Porter is often considered to be a bit formal, there are passages of her writing that lean toward the experimental that she manages to blend beautifully into her storytelling.This collection has all of Porter's stories, and it's definitely

KAP was recommended to me because I'm such a fan of Flannery O'Connor. I stopped reading this book about 3/4 of the way through. I just wasn't interested. Maybe I'll go back to it later just to say I read it all. As a writer, she focuses so intently on detailed perceptions that I, as the reader, have a limited sense of the full character. Maybe the writing is too quiet and intricate for my current mind frame. I do know that most of the stories I would finish and then have to go back because i

One of my favourite choices for the Real Readers Book Club. Katherine Anne Porter has such a unique and descriptive way of writing. We were assigned to read four of her short stories, three chosen by this months host and one that we then shared about, including why we chose it. Many of us, ended up reading more than what was assigned (should testify of her writing ability) and now, Id like to go back and read all her short stories. The main thing I took away from our lively discussion and from

God was this a long collection...Ok, so, Porter's writing is of the highest quality and structure. Her use of allusion, developing themes, and symbolism was good albeit a bit ordinary now. For the times these stories were written (between 1920-1950 predominantly) these all would have fit wonderfully in the spectrum of other prize winners. Yet this won in 1966 and even for that time these seem old fashioned for a nation so abruptly changing in social strides as well as artistically. I found