The Friend of Women and Other Stories
Short fiction examining the mysteries of human character, from a New York Times-bestselling author acclaimed as among the best in American literature (Kirkus Reviews). In the title story, a teacher at a private girls' school ruminates on a long career, wondering if he was right to encourage his students to find a life less constrained than the conventional one prescribed to them-or if he cruelly raised unrealistic expectations. In The Country Cousin, a delightful one-act play, a wealthy woman's dependent niece unwittingly serves as the vehicle that reveals her rich relatives' self-involvement. Ranging from a boyhood friendship tested by the…
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- ISBN: 978-0-544-10900-1
- EAN: 9780544109001
- Produktnummer: 27880944
- Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 605 KB
Über den Autor
In 2000, Louis Auchincloss was honored as a Living Landmark by the New York Landmarks Conservancy. During his long career he wrote more than sixty books, including the story collection Manhattan Monologues and the novel The Rector of Justin. The former president of the Academy of Arts and Letters, he resided in New York City until his death in January 2010.
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