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Katherine Anne Porter | | Birth Date: |
May 15, 1890 | | Death Date: |
September 18, 1980 | | Place of Birth: |
Indian Creek, Texas, United States | | Place of Death: |
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
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 Biography of Katherine Anne Porter
837 words, approx. 2.8 pages
 The works of Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980), American writer, were characterized by delicate perceptions and painstaking craftsmanship. Katherine Anne Porter was born on May 15, 1890, in Indian Creek, Texas. She was a descendant of Jonathan Boone, bro... summary from source:
Biography of Katherine Anne Porter
14575 words, approx. 48.6 pages
 Katherine Anne Porter's literary reputation rests on the twenty-seven stories in her Collected Stories (1964) rather than on the best-selling novel Ship of Fools (1962), on which she worked intermittently for thirty years. She was one of the most brillia... summary from source:
 Biography of Katherine Anne Porter
13799 words, approx. 46 pages
Katherine Anne Porter 's literary reputation rests on the twenty-seven stories in her Collected Stories (1964) rather than on the best-selling novel Ship of Fools (1962), on which she worked intermittently for thirty years. She was one of the most brilli...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Ship of Fools Information
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Ship of Fools is a novel by Katherine Anne Porter. Her only long novel, it was published in 1962. This work, which tells the tale of a group of disparate characters sailing from Mexico to Germany aboard a mixed freighter and passenger ship, is a satire...
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 Forward Ship of Fools
09/30/1994: 1,065 words, approx. 4 pages Melvin Shestack Forward 09-30-1994 Ship of Fools. In the past few weeks I've come across a few reminders that the fall of the Berlin Wall didn't bring with it a new spirit of brotherhood in Germany. A friend who was in Hamburg on... summary from source:
The Boston Globe A Ship Of Fools
02/28/1989: 367 words, approx. 1 pages Anyone who has been wondering why John F. Aylmer, president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, has not been at the State House lobbying for the state's public colleges and universities, now has an answer. There is also an answer why Christopher S. Look... summary from source:
 Creators.com Impending Destruction of the U.S. Economy
12/11/2007: 1,303 words, approx. 4 pagesHubris and arrogance are too ensconced in Washington for policymakers to be aware of the economic policy trap in which they have placed the U.S. economy. If the subprime mortgage meltdown is half as bad as predicted, low U.S. interest rates will be required in... summary from source:
The New York Observer Chita: Rivera Takes Tiny Stage
3/6/2005: 2,046 words, approx. 7 pagesChita!Like Madonna, Marlene or Liza, one name says it all. And there is room for only one. She shines. She sparkles. She glows. She lights up a room. Singer, dancer, actress, chorus girl and star, all rolled into one star-spangled center spot with a diamond-studded...
Literary Criticism
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 Michael Gessel
6,284 words, approx. 21 pages
In the following essay, Gessel sees Katherine Anne Porter's novel Ship of Fools as revealing the delusions of the western world and offering "brief salvation" to its characters through unsentimentalized sex.
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Critical Essay by M. M. Liberman
5,144 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Liberman examines the critical reception of Ship of Fools and considers the essential characteristics of the novel as a literary form.
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Critical Review by Stanley Kaufmann
2,519 words, approx. 8 pages
In the following review, Kaufmann cites shortcomings in Ship of Fools, particularly concerning theme and character development.
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