Literature Library author

Katherine Mansfield

A concise guide to Katherine Mansfield's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.

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Short story
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Author overview

Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923) was a poet whose body of work spans short story. This writing is associated with New Zealand. Major works and useful reading starting points include Bliss and The Doll's House. Key themes include Appearance versus hidden reality, Desire that cannot be easily named, Marriage, possession, and emotional isolation, and The fragility of bliss.

Reading pathway

Begin with Bliss, then move to The Doll's House.

Representative starting points

Bliss

A tightly focused modernist story in which Bertha Young’s overwhelming happiness at a fashionable dinner party turns into a painful recognition that she has misunderstood both desire and marriage.

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