"Complete Stories, a collection of Carrington's published and
unpublished short stories--many newly translated from their original
French and Spanish--is a terrific introduction to her bizarre, dreamlike
worlds." --Carmen Maria Machado, NPR
Surrealist writer and painter Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) was a
master of the macabre, of gorgeous tableaus, biting satire, roguish
comedy, and brilliant, effortless flights of the imagination. Nowhere
are these qualities more ingeniously brought together than in the works
of short fiction she wrote throughout her life.
Published to coincide with the centennial of her birth, The Complete
Stories of Leonora Carrington collects for the first time all of her
stories, including several never before seen in print. With a startling
range of styles, subjects, and even languages (several of the stories
are translated from French or Spanish), The Complete Stories captures
the genius and irrepressible spirit of an amazing artist's life.