Cover of Women, Men and the Great War: An Anthology of Stories

Women, Men and the Great War: An Anthology of Stories

Thiss is an anthology of short stories of World War I from 25 classic writers. Gertrude Stein, Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield are among the women writers whose works account for half the volume. The stories are by turn poignant, violent, harsh, tender and desolating.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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