The Complete Short Stories of Stephen Crane: 100+ Tales & Novellas: Maggie, The Open Boat, Blue Hotel, The Monster, The Little Regiment...

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For the first time, all 112 of Stephen Crane's short stories and sketches are compiled in one volume, including several previously unpublished works. Crane, renowned for his Civil War novel, The Red Badge of Courage, is hailed as the first "modern" American writer. Despite dying at just twenty-eight, his influence on American literature was profound, helping to eliminate sentimentality and infusing fiction with renewed strength and dignity. He is often compared to European Nationalists like Zola, Tolstoy, and Flaubert. Crane defied contemporary conventions and popular taste, portraying life as he perceived it in the late 19th century. His commitment to an "honest vision of life" drove him to seek firsthand experiences, as exemplified by his story "The Open Boat," which reflects his own experiences as a war correspondent. His tales of war and conflict, such as "A Mystery of Heroism" and "Virtue in War," are deeply rooted in his life. Crane's writing is marked by originality; his tense, abrupt, and ironic style, combined with an impressionistic technique, lends emotional and symbolic depth to his vividly observed episodes. The stories and sketches from his literary revolution remain strikingly modern today.