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Frame, Janet, 1924-2004

The lagoon and other stories / Janet Frame. - London : Bloomsbury Pub., 1991. - 166 pages ; 16 cm. - Bloomsbury classics . - Bloomsbury classics. .

Originally published as: The lagoon. 1951.

The lagoon -- The secret -- Kneel and kool -- The bedjacket -- My cousins who could eat cooked turnips -- Dossy -- Swans -- The day of the sheep -- Child -- Spirit -- Snapdragons -- My father's best suit -- A beautiful nature -- On the car -- Tiger, tiger -- Jan Godfrey -- Summer -- Miss Gibson and the lumber room -- A note on the Russian War -- The birds began to sing -- The pictures -- Treasure -- The park -- My last story.

This collection of stories - Frame's first published book - appeared in New Zealand in 1951, while she was confined in a mental hospital. It won an award for her, and a threatened brain operation was averted. These stories bring into focus a crucial turning point of the writer's life.

ISBN: 0747509050 9780747509059

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
New Zealand fiction--20th century.
Short stories, New Zealand.

LC Class. No.: PR9639.3.F7 / L34 1991

Dewey Class. No.: 823.2