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　　Contains three short novels, - Old Mortality, a story of race tracks, of the Deep South, of the survival and shattering of a family legend; Noon Wine, Texas and a dairy farm rescued from decay by a man who turns out to be an escaped lunatic from Dakota and of the tragedy that ended it all; Pale Horse, Pale Rider, a mystical story of the narrow ledge between life and death, set at the time of the flu epidemic. Stories which add new laurels to those Miss Porter has already acquired as one of the great stylists of today, in the Katharine Mansfield school. Simplicity, beauty, clarity, distinction and a sense of drama implicit in character and circumstance, mark her work. (Kirkus Reviews )

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　　First published in 1939, these three short novels secured the author's reputation as a master of short fiction.

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　　When Katherine Anne Porter left her home state of Texas forNew York, she brought with her the hard edge of a Western pioneer.Passionate and intelligent, it was this edge more than anythingthat made her name as a writer. Despite her self-imposed exile fromher home and Southern background, Porter used this distance as ameans of coming to terms with the memories she sought to escape.Born in India Creek, Texas in 1890, Katherine Anne Porter lost hermother at the age of two. Raised primarily by her paternalgrandmother, Porter became strong and self-reliant at an early age.Both the loss of her mother and her father’s subsequent neglect hada lasting effect on Porter—making her incredibly attentive to theharsh realities of the human endeavor. At age fifteen she marriedJohn Henry Koontz, the first of four husbands. Throughout herentire life she would continue to have passionate affairs marked bydramatic and vicious break-ups. She spent her early twenties movingfrom Texas to Chicago and back, working as an actress, a singer,and, later, a secretary. In 1917, after a battle with tuberculosis,Porter took a job as a society columnist for the Fort Worth CRITIC.Two years later she moved to Greenwich Village, where she began towork seriously as a fiction writer. Supporting herself withjournalism and "hack" writing, Porter published her first story inCENTURY magazine. Though CENTURY provided her with a good sum forthe story, Porter was rarely to return to popular magazinepublishing, choosing instead the freedom of little magazines. Aperfectionist concerned with controlling every word of her stories,Porter gained a name for her flawless prose. Often concerned withthe themes of justice, betrayal, and the unforgiving nature of thehuman race, Porter’s writings occupied the space where the personaland political meet. In 1930 her first book, FLOWERING JUDAS, waspublished by Harcourt Brace. Though a masterly collection of shortstories, it met with only modest sales. It was not until almost tenyears later that she published her second book, a collection ofthree short novels, PALE HORSE, PALE RIDER. She followed this in1944 with THE LEANING TOWER AND OTHER STORIES. Concerning herselfovertly with the rise of Nazism, Porter was able to furtherinvestigate the dark side of the average person. It was not,however, until nearly twenty years later that she was able toaddress the topic in greater depth. SHIP OF FOOLS (1962), wasPorter’s first and only novel. Dealing with the lives of a group ofvarious and international travelers, the book became an instantsuccess. Based partially on a trip to Germany thirty years earlier,SHIP OF FOOLS, attacked the weakness of a society that could allowfor the Second World War. After 1962, Porter did very littlewriting, though she won a Pulitzer Prize for her COLLECTED STORIESfour years later. In 1977, fifty years after her protest of theSacco and Vanzetti trial, Porter wrote an account of the evententitled THE NEVER-ENDING WRONG. Three years later she died at theage of ninety. Outliving most of her contemporaries, thestrong-willed Porter left behind a thin but insightful body ofwork. Her flawless pen and harsh criticism of not only her times,but of human society, made Porter a major voice in twentiethcentury American literature.

<p>　　When Katherine Anne Porter left her home state of Texas for
New York, she brought with her the hard edge of a Western pioneer.
Passionate and intelligent, it was this edge more than anything
that made her name as a writer. Despite her self-imposed exile from
her home and Southern background, Porter used this distance as a
means of coming to terms with the memories she sought to escape.
Born in India Creek, Texas in 1890, Katherine Anne Porter lost her
mother at the age of two. Raised primarily by her paternal
grandmother, Porter became strong and self-reliant at an early age.
Both the loss of her mother and her father’s subsequent neglect had
a lasting effect on Porter—making her incredibly attentive to the
harsh realities of the human endeavor. At age fifteen she married
John Henry Koontz, the first of four husbands. Throughout her
entire life she would continue to have passionate affairs marked by
dramatic and vicious break-ups. She spent her early twenties moving
from Texas to Chicago and back, working as an actress, a singer,
and, later, a secretary. In 1917, after a battle with tuberculosis,
Porter took a job as a society columnist for the Fort Worth CRITIC.
Two years later she moved to Greenwich Village, where she began to
work seriously as a fiction writer. Supporting herself with
journalism and "hack" writing, Porter published her first story in
CENTURY magazine. Though CENTURY provided her with a good sum for
the story, Porter was rarely to return to popular magazine
publishing, choosing instead the freedom of little magazines. A
perfectionist concerned with controlling every word of her stories,
Porter gained a name for her flawless prose. Often concerned with
the themes of justice, betrayal, and the unforgiving nature of the
human race, Porter’s writings occupied the space where the personal
and political meet. In 1930 her first book, FLOWERING JUDAS, was
published by Harcourt Brace. Though a masterly collection of short
stories, it met with only modest sales. It was not until almost ten
years later that she published her second book, a collection of
three short novels, PALE HORSE, PALE RIDER. She followed this in
1944 with THE LEANING TOWER AND OTHER STORIES. Concerning herself
overtly with the rise of Nazism, Porter was able to further
investigate the dark side of the average person. It was not,
however, until nearly twenty years later that she was able to
address the topic in greater depth. SHIP OF FOOLS (1962), was
Porter’s first and only novel. Dealing with the lives of a group of
various and international travelers, the book became an instant
success. Based partially on a trip to Germany thirty years earlier,
SHIP OF FOOLS, attacked the weakness of a society that could allow
for the Second World War. After 1962, Porter did very little
writing, though she won a Pulitzer Prize for her COLLECTED STORIES
four years later. In 1977, fifty years after her protest of the
Sacco and Vanzetti trial, Porter wrote an account of the event
entitled THE NEVER-ENDING WRONG. Three years later she died at the
age of ninety. Outliving most of her contemporaries, the
strong-willed Porter left behind a thin but insightful body of
work. Her flawless pen and harsh criticism of not only her times,
but of human society, made Porter a major voice in twentieth
century American literature.</p>

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