The Smiles of Konarak (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: George Dennison
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Plot: Realism
- Time of Work: The 1960's
- Setting: New York City
- Principal Characters: Taggart, Karla, Everett Wilder
- Genres: Realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Authors or writers, Prostitution or prostitutes, Reality, Success or failure, Drama or dramatists, Parties
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story
At the beginning of this story, set in New York during the early 1960's, a time of beatnik literature and social consciousness among intellectuals, a writer, Taggart, meets Karla at a party given in honor of Taggart's latest play. Its success is a gauge of Taggart's ripening as a writer in his thirties. Blessed with inherited money, he has spent years developing his craft without the bind of an ordinary job. Although Taggart's destiny of success is apparent, that of his casual but intimate acquaintance Karla is less clear. She has known much frustration in her few...
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