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Original Title: Youth and the Bright Medusa
ISBN: 1406844381 (ISBN13: 9781406844382)
Edition Language: English
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Title:Youth and the Bright Medusa
Author:Willa Cather
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Special Edition
Pages:Pages: 128 pages
Published:May 1st 2007 by Echo Library (first published 1920)
Categories:Short Stories. Fiction. Classics. Literature. American

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Paul had just come in to dress for dinner; he sank into a chair, weak in the knees, and clasped his head in his hands. It was to be worse than jail, even; the tepid waters of Cordelia Street were to close over him finally and forever. The grey monotony stretched before him in hopeless, unrelieved years; Sabbath-school, Young People's Meeting, the yellow-papered room, the damp dish-towels; it all rushed back upon him with sickening vividness. Excerpt fr "Paul's Case," one of eight poetic stories in this memorable collection.

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One hundred years ago, Willa Cather selected these eight stories, written over a period of 20 years, for this excellent collection. Her characters and their dilemmas still resonate in today's world.

I reread Cather's short stories every few years. She has a radiant, powerful punch for me which few writers share. "A Wagner Matinee" is brilliant. "Coming, Aphrodite" would make a stunning movie.

Whether it be the first reading, or now on perhaps the 30th reading-Paul's Case and Coming, Aphrodite remind me why I love the written word.

The collection, first published in 1920, comprises two novellas Coming, Aphrodite and The Diamond Mine and six short stories. The last four stories had previously appeared in an earlier collection, The Troll Garden, published in 1905.Having finished the book, I was left puzzled by its title since none of the stories shared it (as if often the case with short story collections) or made direct reference to it. However, I was fortunate to come across an image from the first edition of the book in

It is the hundredth anniversary of the publication of this book of Cather stories. It is still as relevant today as it was then. In some way all the stories deal with the price of pursuing an artistic dream as compared to a more conventional life. The story Paul's Case which is quoted in the publishers summary is perhaps the most well known. The Sculpter's Funeral, which deals with how different people assess an artist's life, was also a favorite of mine.

I kept thinking all the stories of musicians, singers and travelers were inter-related and would all wind back around to a crossing of their paths. Alas, I was wrong and disappointed. The first story of the painter and singer neighbors was the best one.

If you care for 20thC American Lit, you love Willa Cather. She breaks hearts in a few sentences. Cather tops any American Lit List with Edith Wharton and Scott Fitzgerald. Who else is there on top 20th tier? In spare, concise style she digs into emotions and dreams. This fine collection includes 'Paul's Case' (lad in midwest plans an escape with No Exit); 'A Wagner Matinee' (elderly aunt fr Nebraska meets nephew in Boston for a final, naked moment at a Wagner concert); 'Coming, Aphrodite!' (a