Flowering Judas and Other Stories: A Library of America eBook Classic
- ISBN-10
- 1598533304
- ISBN-13
- 9781598533309
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 172
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-03-25
- Publisher
- Library of America
- Author
- Katherine Anne Porter
Description
The Library of America presents an exclusive e-book edition of the astonishing 1930 collection that introduced a major new voice in American literature. “If Katherine Anne Porter had written nothing but these short narratives," observed the New York Times, "she would be among the most distinguished masters of her craft in this country.”
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