The Short Stories of Conrad Aiken
By Conrad Aiken
1950
First Published
3.44
Average Rating
416
Number of Pages
This indispensable volume, which includes the classic stories “Silent Snow, Secret Snow” and “Mr. Arcularis,” is a testament to the dazzling artistry of one of the twentieth century’s most influential writers A young woman passes through the countryside to visit her dying grandmother for a final time. A cabbie, exhausted from a long day’s work, fights to get an intoxicated woman out of his taxi. A man on his way to a bachelor party tries to come to grips with the brutishness that lies within every gentleman—and finds that Bacardi cocktails do nothing to help. A master craftsman whose poetry and prose offer profound insight into the riddle of consciousness, Conrad Aiken thrills, disturbs, and inspires in all forty-one of these astute and eloquent tales.
Avg Rating
3.44
Number of Ratings
9
5 STARS
22%
4 STARS
11%
3 STARS
56%
2 STARS
11%
1 STARS
0%
goodreads
Author
Conrad Aiken
Author · 13 books
Known American writer Conrad Potter Aiken won a Pulitzer Prize of 1930 for Selected Poems . Most of work of this short story critic and novelist reflects his intense interest in psychoanalysis and the development of identity. As editor of Selected Poems of Emily Elizabeth Dickinson in 1924, he largely responsibly established her posthumous literary reputation. From the 1920s, Aiken divided his life between England and the United States and played a significant role in introducing American poets to the British audience. He fathered gifted writers Joan Aiken and Jane Aiken Hodge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad\_...
