Herself in Love and Other Stories (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Marianne Wiggins
- First Published: 1987
- Type of Work: Short stories
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Social realism, Short fiction, Character study
- Subjects: Wives, Alienation, Women’s issues, Civil War, Death or dying, Trains, Human behavior, Fate or fatalism, Whales or whaling
Form and Content
Marianne Wiggins’ volume Herself in Love and Other Stories includes thirteen stories ranging in length from a few pages to twenty-four. Each follows the general outline of the short story, focusing on one major character and one specific situation. Since the settings of the stories vary in time and place, Wiggins uses a style and language appropriate to the locale and type of character she has created. Likewise, the tone of each story varies from delightful humor to biting satire to lyrical pathos. Each story is almost a perfect miniature, making the...
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