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Paris Stories - Mavis Gallant, Michael Ondaatje
Paris Stories
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A NEW YORK REVIEW BOOKS ORIGINALMavis Gallant is a contemporary legend, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker for close to fifty years who has, in the words of The New York Times, "radically reshaped the short story for decade after decade." Michael Ondaatje's new selection of Gallant's work... show more
A NEW YORK REVIEW BOOKS ORIGINALMavis Gallant is a contemporary legend, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker for close to fifty years who has, in the words of The New York Times, "radically reshaped the short story for decade after decade." Michael Ondaatje's new selection of Gallant's work gathers some of the most memorable of her stories set in Europe and Paris, where Gallant has long lived. Mysterious, funny, insightful, and heartbreaking, these are tales of expatriates and exiles, wise children and straying saints. Together they compose a secret history, at once intimate and panoramic, of modern times.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781590170229 (1590170229)
ASIN: 1590170229
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
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What I Happen to Be Reading At the Moment
What I Happen to Be Reading At the Moment rated it
5.0 Paris Stories
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.
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it
5.0 GO BUY THIS
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...
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