Alas, today is the day Stephen Crane died! Cora took his body back to the States and he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery (Hillside, New Jersey). It's so hard for humans to deal with death. We sort of fumble through the burial process and take grieving as a personal matter, while at the same time we've got to get on with our own lives.
The Upturned Face, one of Crane's Spanish-American War stories, deals with this topic. Here is the text of this extremely short story. It was first published in Ainslee's Magazine just a few months before Crane's death. And here is a short film version, directed by Edward Folger in 1972.
Take a few moments to appreciate Stephen Crane this week! The man was a great artist with rare gifts, and though his life was short, we're lucky to have today what he left behind.
This is the world's first blog solely focused on the works, modern literary/artistic legacy, collectibles, artifacts & minutiae of the American writer Stephen Crane (1871-1900). Edited by Patrick X of the Crane Crusaders, this blog is updated at least twice a month. Guest post submissions and blog comments are welcomed!
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