by Frank O'Connor · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140188196
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«My Oedipus Complex and Other Stories» is the short story collection by Frank O'Connor, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (240 pages, in English).
The title story follows Larry, a boy who sees his father return from World War II and reacts with jealousy at having to share his mother's attention. Other stories in the volume explore childhood, family and personal relationships with humor and melancholy.
The book was originally published in 1953 as The Stories of Frank O'Connor. This 1996 Penguin Classics edition belongs to the Penguin Twentieth Century Classics series.
For readers of classic fiction and short stories seeking an introduction to twentieth-century Irish literature.
Frank O'Connor was an Irish author and translator. He wrote poetry, dramatic works, memoirs, journalistic columns and features on aspects of Irish culture and history, criticism, long and short fiction, biography, and travel books. He is most widely known for his more than 150 short stories and for his memoirs. The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award was named in his honour, as is the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Fellowship.
