Conrad Aiken (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)
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Best-known as a poet, Conrad Aiken published dozens of volumes of poetry from 1914 until his death in 1973. He also published novels, essays, criticism, and a play. In addition, he edited a considerable number of anthologies of poetry.
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Conrad Aiken’s reputation as a writer of short fiction rests on two frequently anthologized short stories: “Silent Snow, Secret Snow,” which has twice been adapted to film, and “Mr. Arcularis,” which was adapted to a play. Although he published several collections of short...
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