The Stone Boy Summary
Gina Berriault

The Stone Boy Summary

First published inMademoiselle in 1957, Gina Berriault's "The Stone Boy" catapulted its author to national fame after it was made into a movie in 1984. Even before this widespread recognition, "The Stone Boy"—which was included in the author's first collection of short stories, The Mistress, and Other Stories (1965)—had helped to solidify Berriault's reputation as a writer concerned with the serious issues of the human condition. Despite acclaim from prominent reviewers...

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