Mavis Gallant
Birth date: August 11, 1922
Died: February 18, 2014
Mavis Gallant's Books
Recently added on shelves
Share this Author
Book – Pink Panther Vol. 1Author – S.A. Check, S.L. Gallant, Batton Lash, Keith DavidsenStar rating - ★★★★☆No. of Pages – 128** COPY RECEIVED THROUGH NETGALLEY **A great nostalgic trip back to my childhood, with gorgeous illustrations and vivid colour.It was great to see Pink Panther up to new trick...
What's a woman to do when her French husband leaves her? All sorts of things apparently. I have to say that I found Gallant's short fiction to be better, but there are some beautiful passages in this novel about Shirley as she tried to find her way in Paris as she moves among confusing French peop...
Let's face it, everyone needs some Mavis Gallant in their lives. Expats in Europe, post-war malaise, stories of those left out and discontent with society, all with a fantastic ex-pat Canadian flair. Also, supremely well constructed short stories on par with the best.
I almost didn’t buy this book. But I’m glad I did. I don’t think I have read Gallant before picking up this book, unless it was in college during the Canadian Literature course I took. But wow. Paris Stories is somewhat of a misnomer as half the stor...
An outstanding collection, inspiring me to read more of the work of many of the authors featured:Nadine Gordimer - The Ultimate SafariA tale of asylum-seeking in Mozambique from the point of view of a young child, whose unworldliness enables Gordimer to draw a painful contrast between the lives of A...
Log in with Facebook 
