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In the Absence of Angels
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In the Absence of Angels

short story by Calisher
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  • Hortense Calisher

    Her short-story collections In the Absence of Angels (1951) and The Collected Stories of Hortense Calisher (1975), a compilation of previous collections, contain stories featuring Calisher’s alter ego, Hester Elkins, a Jewish child living in New York City with her extended family. The recipient of numerous O. Henry…

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    Her short-story collections In the Absence of Angels (1951) and The Collected Stories of Hortense Calisher (1975), a compilation of previous collections, contain stories featuring Calisher’s alter ego, Hester Elkins, a Jewish child living in New York City with her extended family. The recipient of numerous O. Henry…

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