Alles, was ich schreibe – alles, was ich bin

She is considered the innovator of the short story and was the only writer whose style Virginia Woolf envied. Uncompromising, she insists on truthfulness in her writing, defying conventions to meet her own standards. In addition to precision and musicality, Katherine Mansfield brings a new tone to literature, new perspectives - more important to her than the plot are the people in her stories - a humour underestimated by many, and sensuality in abundance.
Her psychologically motivated texts, which are often autobiographical, depict everyday events and seemingly trivial things, but always focus on a drastic moment of insight for her characters.
From her oeuvre of 88 short stories, scattered poems, diaries, letters and reviews, Ingrid Mylo has made a selection that links the fascinating aspects of Katherine Mansfield's personality to her work in a special way.