凯瑟琳·曼斯菲尔德(1888-1923)是英国短篇小说史上最为重要的作家之一,被称为“短篇小说大师”。她才华横溢,既是诗人,又是文学批评家,并翻译过名著,但她最大的成就是短篇小说。阅读她的小说作品,透过那些栩栩如生的人物灵魂,我们可以对曼斯菲尔德的创作内涵有所感悟和体验,也不禁惊叹于她精湛的创作艺术。 Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) is one of the most important writers in the history of British short stories, known as the “master of short stories.” Her talented, both poet, but also a literary critic, and translator famous, but her biggest achievement is a short story. Reading her novel works, through those lifelike characters and souls, we can appreciate and experience the content of Mansfield’s creation, and can not help but marvel at her superb creative art.