Ocean of Story: The Uncollected Stories of Christina Stead [Hardcover]

Christina Stead (Author), R. G. Geering (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 5, 1986

THIS VOLUME BRINGS TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME MOST OF THE SHORT PROSE WRITINGS BY CHRISTINA STEAD, WHICH APPEARED IN VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS DURING HER LIFETIME, ALONG WITH OTHER MATERIAL PUBLISHED POSTHUMOUSLY IN THE FIRST THREE ISSUES OF THE MAGAZINE "SOUTHERLY" FOR 1984. THE DATES OF COMPOSITION SPAN THE GREATER PART OF CHRISTINA STEAD'S WRITING LIFE, FROM 1930 TO THE LATE 1970'S.

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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Stead was never an immensely popular writer, but her fiction was critically well-received, and novels such as The Man Who Loved Children brought her wide recognition. Geering has collected some 35 short pieces not previously published in book form. Many of these works originally appeared in periodicals, but others were found after the author's death and are unrevised. These will interest students of her work rather than general readers. Other stories have wider appeal, and the arrangementby topic, rather than strictly chronologicalmakes this collection more generally readable than most compilations of works written over a long period of time. Still, Ocean of Story is best suited to academic collections where there is likely to be interest in Stead's minor writings. Mary K. Prokop, CEL Regional Lib., Savannah, Ga.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 560 pages
• Publisher: Viking Adult (May 5, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670809969
• ISBN-13: 978-0670809967
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,572,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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