Katherine Anne Porter biography NATZ VER!!!

Porter can be described as _______ during her life

Influential and celebrated

What was Porter’s lifespan?

1890-1980

How many short stories did Porter publish?

27

How many novels did Porter publish?

1

What genres did Porter make?

Short stories, novel, memoir, and essays and critical pieces

Porter’s production can BEST be described as….

Infrequent and limited

When was “Collected Stories” published?

1965

Collected Stories is one of _____ works to win the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize

7

What organization gave Porter a fellowship?

Guggenheim

What esteemed collection is Porter’s writing apart of?

Library of America

Where was Porter born?

Indian Creek, Texas

Porter’s grandmother provided her lessons in…

Behavior, manners, and comportment

Porter’s grandmother was known as…

Aunt Cat

How old was Porter when her formal education ended?

14

Porter’s family was descended from…

Wealthy landowners and farmers in Kentucky

Who claims many of Porter’s works show a “conflict between family pride and actual circumstances”?

Janis P. Stout

What makes Porter’s fiction very unique?

It does not fit into any one category

Despite the fact that she often had old social biases, Porter advocated for…

The working class

How did both Porter and Hemingway begin their careers?

Newspaper journalists

How can narration in Porter’s stories be described?

Fluid and unconventional