porter, katherine anne

Presents a biography of Katherine Anne Porter, author of the novel "Ship of Fools", and chronicles her childhood, her education, and her impact on the American literary scene.

A selection of critical essays on the fiction of Katherine Anne Porter arranged in chronological sequence.

Bibliography: p. 149-157. A critical study of the short fiction, essays, and only novel of the American author.

Contemporary critical opinion and commentary on Katherine Anne Porter and her works.

Presents biographical information on twentieth-century American writer Katherine Anne Porter and profiles four of her best-known short stories, providing plot summaries and excerpts of criticism; also includes primary and secondary bibliographies.