In a German Pension: 13 Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)

by Katherine Mansfield

Book Overview

In a German Pension is a remarkable collection of short stories,Written shortly after the author visited Germany as a young woman.Katherine Mansfield offers satirical sketches of German characters: a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048628719X
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Thoughtful and descriptive prose

Within the stories of this collection, which the author considered "immature," there is some great descriptive prose around German characteristics and perspective which can even be said to live on in present Germany. Most impressive is Mansfield's gift in rummaging about in the German psyche. While some of the stories may seem melodramatic, e.g., "The Child-Who-Was-Tired," there are some very entertaining moments in which the author thoughtfully pulls out themes that include sycophancy, overbearance, resignation, mediocrity, selfishness, vanity, truculence, and compunction. For those who love German history and German culture, this is an essential volume.