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Paris Stories (Paperback)
Mavis Gallant; Introduction by Michael Ondaatje
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A NEW YORK REVIEW BOOKS ORIGINAL
Mavis 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.
This generous collection of fifty-two stories selected from across
her prolific career by the author, is preceded by a preface in
which she discusses the sources of her art. With irony and an
unfailing eye for the telling detail, Gallant weaves stories of
spare complexity, often pushing the boundaries of the form in
boldly unconventional directions. The settings in the COLLECTED
STORIES range from Paris to Berlin to Switzerland, from the Riviera
to the Cote d'Azur, and her characters are almost all exiles of one
sort or another, as she herself was the most of her expatriate
life. The wit and precision of her prose, combined with her
expansive view of humanity, provide a rare and deep reading
pleasure. With breathtaking control and compression, Gallant
delivers a whole life, a whole world, in each story.
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