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A Private State

Stories

A Private State( )
Author: Bacon, Charlotte
Series title:Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction Ser.
ISBN:978-1-55849-397-1
Publication Date:Apr 2003
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $22.95
Book Description:

This collection of 11 finely wrought stories examines the human condition across geographic and thematic boundaries. They look at luck and love, sorrow and safety, marriages falling apart and bargains struck, all with a consistent, sure voice and a pattern of recurring images.

Book Details
Pages:192
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Short Stories (Single Author)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.6 Inches
Book Weight:0.77 Pounds
Author Biography
Bacon, Charlotte (Author)
Charlotte Bacon was born in New York and attended high school at the Milton Academy in Massachusetts. She went on to study at Harvard University, Columbia University, and the Universite de Censier in Paris.

Bacon held positions at Miss Potter's School, in Connecticut, and Williams College where she taught creative writing. She was also a writer-in-residence at Philips Exeter Academy.

Bacon won the Hemingway\PEN Award and the Associated Writings Programs Award for Short Fiction for her book, A Private State: Stories. Bacon won the 1996 Pirate's Alley/Falconer Society Award for Best Short Story for "Live Free of Die".

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