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Bliss and Other Stories Audiobook
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This collection of short stories, by celebrated New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield, was first published in 1920. Many of Mansfield’s short stories explore New Zealand landscapes and identity, and her work has been a shaping force in the short story genre.
CONTENTS:
Prelude • Je ne Parle pas Français • Bliss • The Wind Blows • Psychology • Pictures • The Man without a Temperament • Mr. Reginald Peacock’s Day • Sun and Moon • Feuille d’Album • A Dill Pickle • The Little Governess • Revelations • The Escape
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"I do see why Virginia Woolf considered Mansfield her greatest threat; yet, she and her husband published her work.Despite influences from Chekhov, her stories are her own and reveal many a folly into which we fall. "
— R.a. (4 out of 5 stars)
Bliss and Other Stories Listener Reviews
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" Delicate, insightful vignettes with great big gallons of emotional portent and doom swashing around below the surface. "
— Maureen, 11/22/2013 -
" Beutifully written, intriguing "
— judith, 8/3/2013 -
" Like Angela Carter, this is so psychologically taut, challenging, illuminating, but this is more devasting and earnest than her counterpart "
— Ebony, 4/13/2013 -
" Another book I wish I could read over again, to really fully understand. Her prose is so straightforward, and many of the stories have this yearning, claustraphobic feel to them. I imagine she must have felt like that. "
— Kate, 12/23/2012 -
" Really beautiful "
— Rosie, 11/4/2012 -
" Famous Kiwi author. I used to go past her house all the time in Wellington. Great style. "
— Laura, 8/16/2012 -
" Desperation- clawing for what isn't. The narrator was excellent! She was perfect for these intriguing short stories. "
— Katharine, 2/17/2012 -
" As always, I adore Katherine Mansfield. The title story "Bliss" has a twist that is so very Mansfield. Good accompaniment to the biography on 20th century women writers I'm currently reading. "
— Erika, 2/3/2012 -
" Stories give the modern reader a glimpse of women's and children's lives in the early years of the 20th century. The Barnes and Noble edition contains a good introduction to the stories. "
— Margy, 11/29/2011 -
" I have read only the story: Bliss "
— Saahil, 11/8/2011 -
" i am entirely enchanted by katherine mansfield right now--haven't read much of it before. i love the way there is this horrible, unbearable sadness lurking just beneath the surface of every lovely, normal-seeming scene. "
— Sarah, 8/8/2011 -
" Really good. To read the first story (about childhood in NZ) while overseas made me homesick. Beautifully slim and at it's best when describing joy and beauty which was nice to read. A spring and summer book. "
— Benjamin, 6/29/2011 -
" I loved this. So full of rapture and excitement. I just rushed from one blissful moment until I catapulted myself almost over the edge with its shocking ending! "
— Bonnie, 1/14/2011 -
" Famous Kiwi author. I used to go past her house all the time in Wellington. Great style. "
— Laura, 12/24/2010 -
" i am entirely enchanted by katherine mansfield right now--haven't read much of it before. i love the way there is this horrible, unbearable sadness lurking just beneath the surface of every lovely, normal-seeming scene. "
— Sarah, 2/4/2009 -
" Delicate, insightful vignettes with great big gallons of emotional portent and doom swashing around below the surface. "
— Maureen, 3/16/2008 -
" Like Angela Carter, this is so psychologically taut, challenging, illuminating, but this is more devasting and earnest than her counterpart "
— Ebony, 9/9/2007
About Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923) was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and settled in Europe to finish her education. She published her first short fiction in The New Age, then in Rhythm, whose editor, the British writer and critic John Middleton Murry, she soon married. Her writing contributed to the development of the stream of consciousness technique and to the modernist use of multiple viewpoints, and her style has had a powerful influence on the development of the short story form.
About the Narrators
Sarah Bacaller is a writer, researcher, and audiobook narrator from Melbourne, Australia.
Erin Marie White is an Australian voice-over talent known for her youthful, warm, and expressive voice.