PRESENCE

In this posthumous gathering of Miller's last published fiction, readers will find stories that appeared in "The New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire," and elsewhere. A moving, final collection of stories by Arthur Miller Throughout his career as one of the foremost playwrights of the twentieth century, Arthur Miller wrote a remarkable series of highly regarded short stories, pieces that reveal the same profound insight, humanism, and empathy that are the hallmarks of his great dramatic works. "Presence" is a posthumous gathering of Milleras last published fiction, a group of stories that appeared in "The New Yorker, Harperas, Esquire," and elsewhere. aBulldoga describes a young teenageras surprising first sexual experience while aPresencea relates a manas encounter with a woman he has just seen making love on a beach. aBeaversa tells a haunting tale of nature, creation, and destruction. In aThe Performance, a a Jewish tap dancer enthralls Hitler. aThe Bare Manuscripta reveals a writeras unusual methods to revive his muse, and, finally, aThe Turpentine Stilla presents a portrait of a man examining his legacy. Displaying the sureness of an artist in his autumnal prime, "Presence" is a gift that all fans of Milleras work, as well as readers of contemporary fiction, will welcome.