"The Chords of Youth."
Bates revives the character of Aunt Leonora (introduced in the 1965 story "The Picnic") in this comic novella in which she entertains a visiting German, mistaking him for an old flame. Linguistic confusion, abundant food and wine, and a pompous English bureaucrat contribute to the humor. In The Four Beauties (1968), A Month by the Lake & Other Stories (1987).
ID:
b302
Title:
"The Chords of Youth."
Genre:
Novella
Page Count:
43
Word Count:
ca. 11900
Year of Publication:
1968
Topic:
Germany
Document Type:
Comic Fiction
First-Person Narratives