Katherine Anne Porter: Collected Stories and Other Writings

Katherine Anne Porter. Library of America, $40 (1083pp) ISBN 978-1-59853-029-2

Porter, Katherine Anne. Collected Stories and Other Writings. Library of America. Oct. 2008. 1093p. F~The Library of America welcomes its newest member. This combines Porter's short stories collections--Flowering Judas and Other Stories; Pale Horse, Pale Rider; and The Leaning Tower and Other Stories--with a large dose of her short prose (reviews, criticism, essays, travel pieces, and more) that has long been unavailable. A ton of great stuff!--Mike Rogers, LJ/LJX.

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