"The Doves' Nest" is a short story by English writer Katherine Mansfield. It was originally published in 1923 in the posthumous collection The Doves' Nest and Other Stories. Mansfield died before she could complete the story, so it exists as one of the many short story fragments that Mansfield began before her death. Nonetheless, "The Doves's Nest" is one of the longest stories in the collection, dramatizing a luncheon between three women and an unexpected male visitor at a villa in the French Riviera. The story explores themes like unspoken tension, English versus French culture, and manifestations of grief.
Short story writer Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) is noted for her short stories with themes relating to women's lives and social hierarchies as well as her sense of wit and characterizations.Katheri...
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Even before she died at the age of thirty-four Katherine Mansfield had achieved a reputation as one of the most talented writers of the modern short story in English. From 1910 publications in periodi...
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Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield