The Stories of Coppard (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: A. E. Coppard
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Freedom, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Rural or country life, Individuality, Poverty or poor people
Critical Evaluation:
“I am,” said A. E. Coppard, “a writer about people who live, talk, do, without anything at the back of my mind than what I conceive to be fitting for their presentation as interesting human beings.” This direct and modest statement was characteristic of the author, an expression of deceptive innocence, neither denying nor emphasizing his quality of art, which was strongly individual and notably self-contained. A master of the modern short story, his long career began in 1921 with his first publication, ADAM AND EVE AND PINCH ME, and lasted...
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