num_pages: 495
description: Despite the enormous success--both critical and popular--of her novel Ship of Fools, Katherine Anne Porter's reputation as one of America's most distinguished writers rest chiefly on her superb short stories. This volume brings together the collections Flowering Judas; Pale Horse, Pale Rider; and The Leaning Tower as well as four stories not available elsewhere in book form.Go little book... --Flowering Judas and other stories: María Concepción ; Virgin Violeta ; The martyr ; Magic ; Rope ; He ; Theft ; That tree ; The jilting of Granny Weatherall ; Flowering Judas ; The cracked looking-glass ; Hacienda --Pale horse, pale rider: Old mortality ; Noon wine ; Pale horse, pale rider --The leaning tower and other stories: The old order : The source ; The journey ; The Witness ; The circus ; The last leaf ; The fig tree ; The grave. The downward path to wisdom ; A day's work ; Holiday ; The leaning tower
language: English
title: The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
titlecomplete: The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
genres: Classics, Southern, Fiction, Short Stories, Female Authors, School, Literature, Literary Fiction, American, Womens
ratings_count: 6112
awards: awardedAt: -126201600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: -126201600000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Mariner Books