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"Riveting . . . rollicking . . . elegantly captures a changing France reckoning with the cultural revolutions of the mid-20th century."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Enthralling essays on the expatriate experience in Paris and shrewd literary criticism by one of the twentieth century's finest writers.
Mavis Gallant is revered as one of the great short story writers of her generation, but she was also an astute observer and formidable reporter....
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Mavis Gallant's only play, which premiered at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre on November 11, 1982, is a comedy that opens in 1942, in the heat of the battle against Fascism, when it was possible for Canadians to cheer for both Stalin and the Royal Family. At home in Montreal, Jenny (18) is impressed by her friend Molly's copy of a political pamphlet written by V. I. Lenin entitled What Is To Be Done? The two young women are fascinated by the refugees...
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Even as we grow and change, the consequences of what we have left behind often linger Mavis Gallant has a unique talent for distilling the sense of otherness one feels abroad into something tangible and utterly understandable. In this collection, she relates the stories of those stranded in relationships, places, and even times in which they don't belong. In "The Moslem Wife" a woman is entrusted to look after a hotel in France when her husband is...
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The City of Lights, as seen by one of its greatest citizens and admirers Paris has been inspiring writers for centuries. Its neighborhoods and people make for a never-ending flow of potential stories. Mavis Gallant, Canadian by birth but Parisian since the 1950s, has created an incredibly loving and accomplished tribute to her adoptive home. In this collection, Gallant illustrates the surprising sense of interconnectedness that comes from living in...
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A New York Times Best Book of the Year: An arresting look at the way time can change family. One of the greatest strengths of Mavis Gallant's writing is her ability to distill a character's emotions into a simple moment-a lingering glance or an unuttered word. Her flair for detail is everywhere in evidence in Across the Bridge, studies of Montreal and Paris over the last century. The primary focus of this story collection is the Carettes, a family...
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Las novelas de Mavis Gallant son tan memorables como sus famosos cuentos. Llena de ingenio y de mordacidad, Una vida aceptable es una obra maestra del siglo XX, satírica y compasiva. Libre y arrolladora.
Shirley Perrigny tiene veintisiete años, es canadiense y vive como expatriada en París. Ha perdido un marido, pero pronto se ha procurado otro, Philippe, un periodista francés de lo más adecuado y exitoso. Despreciada por los parisinos y sermoneada...
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