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Katherine was born on the 14th October 1888 into a prominent family in Wellington, New Zealand, the middle child of five. At 19 Katherine left for England, where she met and befriended the modernist writers D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf, amongst others. She then travelled to Europe before returning to New Zealand. There she began to write the short stories that she would later become so famous for. But there was another less-heralded side to Katherine’s writings; that of poetry. Her verse certainly reflects much of the themes of her life and interests.

Figura clave del modernismo anglosajón, Katherine Mansfield perdura como una de las grandes maestras del cuento moderno. El presente volumen incluye una cuidada selección de sus mejores relatos, desde las sátiras de juventud hasta las comedias de madurez, caracterizadas por la franqueza y la melancolía.

La Pereza Ediciones decidió agrupar siete relatos de la gran escritora neozelandesa Katherine Mansfield. En una cuidada reedición con la que la casa de publicaciones ha querido estrenar su sello Bovarismos, dedicado a la literatura femenina clásica y contemporánea, se encuentra desde el conocido cuento "La fiesta en el jardín", hasta el que lleva el título del libro, "El desconocido", uno de los relatos menos compilados en la obra narrativa de Mansfield, pero tan encantador como todos los de esta genial autora, inconmovible al paso de los tiempos.

"È un aloe, Kezia" disse Linda. "Non fa mai fiori?" "Sì, bambina mia" disse la madre. Chinò la testa verso Kezia e, socchiudendo gli occhi, le sorrise: "Una volta ogni cento anni". È dal desiderio di dar voce alla terra natale, la Nuova Zelanda, "una terra sconosciuta da far guizzare per un istante davanti agli occhi del Vecchio Mondo", che tra il 1915 e il 1916 nasce "L'aloe", che Katherine Mansfield chiamava "il mio romanzo" e dal quale avrebbe poi tratto uno dei suoi racconti più intensi, "Preludio".

Il titolo di questo libro è il titolo di una poesia di Coleridge che è il tema del più lungo dei racconti, pubblicati postumi, scritti dal 1908 al 1921, a solo due anni dalla morte prematura della scrittrice, di cui Virginia Woolf ha detto: "E' l'unica scrittura che io abbia mai invidiato". Il filo conduttore dei racconti, e forse della vita, dell'autrice, è il passaggio continuo dalla vita al sogno, o meglio da un mondo ad un altro, legati da fili sottilissimi, sempre sul punto di rompersi.

¡Qué bello es enamorarse por primera vez! ¡Qué emocionante ir a tu primer baile con dieciocho años! Pero la vida puede ser cruel cuando eres joven e inexperto. Como un retrato en mosaico de su propia vida de amores y desamores, opulencia y miserias, de ambiciones y censuras, la extraordinaria escritora neozelandesa Katherine Mansfield condensa el espíritu modernista de los locos años veinte y la bohemia en esta recopilación de relatos.

The Voyage is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 24 December 1921, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories. At the harbour Fenella and her grandmother say goodbye to Fenella's father and board the Picton boat; a number of everyday situations are described during the journey, which highlight a degree of tension between the rather religious grandmother and staff on the boat. At Picton they are met by Mr Penreddy with a carriage.

The Baron is a short story by Katherine Mansfield: "Who is he?" I said. "And why does he sit always alone, with his back to us, too?" - "Ah!" whispered the Frau Oberregierungsrat, "he is a Baron." - She looked at me very solemnly, and yet with the slightest possible contempt - a "fancy-not-recognising-that-at-the-first-glance" expression.

At the Bay is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in the London Mercury in January 1922 in twelve sections, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories (1922) with a short descriptive coda which is now the thirteenth section. The story represents Mansfield's best mature work, a luminous example of her literary impressionism. While writing it at the Chalet des Sapins, she was coming to terms with her relationship with Murry and with her own origins and identity.

"The Daughters of the Late Colonel" is a 1920 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in the London Mercury in May 1921. In bed, Constantia suggests giving her late father's top hat to the porter, but her sister Josephine disagrees. After thinking about letters to be sent to Ceylon, they hear a noise coming from a mouse. Constantia thinks how sad it must be for the mouse with no crumbs around.

"Her First Ball" is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 28 November 1921, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories. A young girl called Leila has come to the city to stay with her cousins. They are going to a ball. Leila is very excited: this is her first ball. Once there, she is both excited and terrified. After dancing with several young boys her own age, she dances with a wrinkly balding man who has been coming to balls for a while.

"Life of Ma Parker" is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Nation and Atheneum on 26 February 1921: The gentleman opens his door to his charwoman, who tells him that her grandson has died. Through an analepsis, the grandson asks his grandmother for money, which she says she does not have.

"The Daughters of the Late Colonel" is a 1920 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in the London Mercury in May 1921. In bed, Constantia suggests giving her late father's top hat to the porter, but her sister Josephine disagrees. After thinking about letters to be sent to Ceylon, they hear a noise coming from a mouse. Constantia thinks how sad it must be for the mouse with no crumbs around.

"An Ideal Family" is a 1921 short story written by Katherine Mansfield. The story circles around a man who is complimented about how perfect his family is, but he seems to think otherwise.

Marriage a La Mode is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 31 December 1921, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories. - The title is a play on the phrase mariage à la mode in French, which means 'fashionable marriage'. William would usually buy his children sweets because he knows his wife won't let him buy them 'big donkeys and engines', as that would be unseemly. This time he buys fruit instead.

Germans at Meat is a short story by Katherine Mansfield: Bread soup was placed upon the table. "Ah," said the Herr Rat, leaning upon the table as he peered into the tureen, "that is what I need. My 'magen' has not been in order for several days. Bread soup, and just the right consistency. I am a good cook myself"-he turned to me. "How interesting," I said, attempting to infuse just the right amount of enthusiasm into my voice.

"The Lady's Maid" is a story by Katherine Mansfield: Eleven o'clock. A knock at the door... I hope I haven't disturbed you, madam. You weren't asleep - were you? But I've just given my lady her tea, and there was such a nice cup over, I thought, perhaps...

The Garden Party is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published (as "The Garden-Party") in three parts in the Saturday Westminster Gazette on 4 and 11 February 1922, and the Weekly Westminster Gazette on 18 February 1922. It later appeared in The Garden Party: and Other Stories. Its luxurious setting is based on Mansfield's childhood home at 133 Tinakori Road (originally numbered 75), the second of three houses in Thorndon, Wellington that her family lived in. The wealthy Sheridan family prepares to host a garden party.

"Bank Holiday" is a story by Katherine Mansfield: A stout man with a pink face wears dingy white flannel trousers, a blue coat with a pink handkerchief showing, and a straw hat much too small for him, perched at the back of his head.

"The Stranger" is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in the London Mercury in January 1921, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories. In Auckland, Mr. Hammond is waiting for his wife, back from Europe. After talking to some other people waiting at the harbour, she lands in but takes her time, leading him to wonder if she was sick during the voyage - she was not.