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John Henry Mackay: Shorter Fiction
John Henry Mackay: Shorter Fiction
John Henry Mackay: Shorter Fiction
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John Henry Mackay (1864-1933) wrote in a variety of styles. This volume of his shorter fiction contains twenty-five stories, ranging in length from one page to the longer novella. In this range, it is essentially complete. The themes also vary considerably, for Mackay did not like to repeat himself. Nevertheless, as might be expected from the biographer of the egoist philosopher Max Stirner, they often illustrate strong individuals. Such are, for example, the protagonists of The Sybarite and Herculean Triflings. Other stories probe the foibles of human nature; in this category are Then He Suddenly Remembered and The Voice. A surprising number of stories detail the carrying out of criminal schemessurprising because Mackay was the most honest of individuals. This is seen in The Stronger and The Great Coup.

The longest of these stories, The Innocent, begins with a murder that is later solved. But it is not a murder mystery; rather, it is the story of a transformation (the subtitle), the transformation of an extraordinary, if recognizable, personality into an even more extraordinary and unexpected personality. First published in 1931, the setting gives a fascinating picture of life in Berlin at that time. It is also pioneering in including homosexual characters, whose homosexuality does not form the problem of the story, but who are simply there as part of the plot. This would not become usual for several decades. But that is not the most memorable part of this unusual story, which is perhaps Mackays delicious sarcasm in his portrait of the Great Poet of Germany.

Though John Henry Mackay is best known as an anarchist propagandist, this volume is, all together, an excellent introduction to his work. Here, in miniature, are themes expressed at greater length in his novels and lyrically in his poetry. Critics often read his anarchist propagandaparticularly the poemsas literature and unjustly judged him by them. He saw the stories in this volume as a part of his literary legacy, on which he wanted to be judged. They appear here for the first time in English.

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PublisherXlibris US
Release dateSep 26, 2000
ISBN9781465321466
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