The Collected Stories of Evan S. Connell (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Evan S. Connell, Jr.
- First Published: 1995
- Type of Work: Short stories
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Suicide, Authors or writers, Friendship, Women, Death or dying, Single people, Life and death
When picking up a hefty treasury of a writer’s life work with the word “collected” in the title, readers usually expect the book to reflect some sort of overall plan— continuity, progression, or pattern. Yet in this collection of fifty-six stories written by Evan S. Connell over a period of almost as many years, no plan, either chronological or thematic, is apparent. Although a date is appended to each story, the stories are not arranged chronologically; in fact, one is not sure whether these are “first publication” dates or “final revision” dates. Moreover, if readers...
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