Jean Stafford (July 1, 1915 – March 26, 1979) was an American short story writer and novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford in 1970. (Information from Wikipedia)
Articles in Western American Literature:
The Noble Wicked West of Jean Stafford, by Sid Jenson
Checkmate: Jean Stafford’s “A Slight Maneuver,” by William Leary
Native Daughter: Jean Stafford’s California, by William Leary
Grafting onto Her Roots: Jean Stafford’s “Woden’s Day,” by William Leary
A Case for Enchantment: Re-reading Jean Stafford with “The Mountain Day,” by Cathryn Halverson
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