Take three and pay for only two with coupon TRIPLE
Katherine Anne Porter
AuthorBooks · Second hand1890-1980
Katherine Anne Porter was an American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, poet, and political activist. Her 1962 novel Ship of Fools was the best-selling novel in the United States that year, but her short stories received much more critical acclaim. In 1966, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the U.S. National Book Award for The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter.
131
Titles
3
Featured books
5
Curiosities
Second-hand books by Katherine Anne Porter
Buy second-hand books by Katherine Anne Porter, checked by Hamelyn from £1. Find available titles with discounts compared with new prices and convenient delivery to your home or pickup point. View full catalog
Up to -70%
Curiosities about Katherine Anne Porter
Birth
1890
Death
1980
First book
1920
Years writing
106
Katherine Anne Porter stood out as one of the most incisive voices in 20th-century American literature.
Although she was a highly successful novelist, her true critical acclaim came from her masterful short stories.
Her work explores complex and dark themes with great depth, such as betrayal, death, and the nature of human evil.
Her 1962 novel, Ship of Fools, became the best-selling book in the United States during its year of release.
Beyond fiction, Porter maintained a prolific career as a journalist, essayist, and political activist.