Spanking the Maid (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Coover
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Work: Novella
- Genres: Long fiction, Novella
- Subjects: Punishment, Servants, Labor
Originally published in The Iowa Review in 1979 as a long short story, Spanking the Maid was collected in Best American Short Stories of 1981 and Best American Short Stories of the 1980's under the title “A Working Day.” It was later published with only minor changes as a novella as Spanking the Maid (with illustrations in 1981 and without illustrations in 1982).
Spanking the Maid describes a day in the life of a maid, “she,” and her employer or “master,” “he.” They are the only two characters in a single setting: the...
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