Katherine Mansfield

Katherine Mansfield was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1888.
* She moved to London in 1908 to pursue a career in writing.
* She published her first collection of short stories, In a German Pension, in 1911.
* Her work was influenced by Anton Chekhov and other modernist writers.
* She was a member of the Bloomsbury Group, a circle of writers and artists.
* She died of tuberculosis in 1923 at the age of 34.
* She is considered one of the most important short story writers of the 20th century.
* Her work has been translated into over 25 languages.
* Her stories are known for their psychological insights and their use of symbolism.