Behind the Singer Tower

"Behind the Singer Tower"
Short story by Willa Cather
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Short story
Publication
Published inCollier's
Publication typeMagazine
Publication dateMay 1912

"Behind the Singer Tower" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Collier's in May 1912.[1]

Plot summary

The Mont Blanc Hotel, a luxurious hotel in New York City gets set on fire, thus killing many prominent figures. This prompts the narrator to think back to the time a similar thing had happened, only to poor people. Caesarino, a poor worker, had died in an accident during the construction of the Mont Blanc, only a few days before his trip back to Ischia, where his family was waiting for him . This led the narrator to sue the building manager, Stanley Merryweather. Both men are now well known to dislike each other. The narrator reflects that Caesarino might have been better off on his native island, but he was lured by the New York idea...

Characters

Allusions to other works

There are allusions to Sandro Botticelli, and the Song of Songs.

Allusions to actual history

It has been argued that the story might have been prompted by the Windsor Hotel fire of March 17, 1899.[2]

Literary significance and criticism

It has been suggested that the story was influenced by Gustave Flaubert's Salammbô and Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.[3]

References

  1. ^ Willa Cather's Collected Short Fiction, University of Nebraska Press; Rev Ed edition, 1 Nov 1970, page 54
  2. ^ Willa Cather's Collected Short Fiction, University of Nebraska Press; Rev Ed edition, 1 Nov 1970, 'Introduction' by Mildred R. Bennett, page xli
  3. ^ Haller, Evelyn, "'Behind the Singer Tower': Willa Cather and Flaubert.", Modern Fiction Studies, 1990, 36:39-54

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