The Collected Stories of Grace Paley
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The Collected Stories of Grace Paley by Grace Paley
At long last, here are all Grace Paley's classic stories in one volume. From her first book THE LITTLE DISTURBANCES OF MAN (1959), to ENORMOUS CHANGES AT THE LAST MINUTE (1974) and LATER THE SAME DAY (1985), Grace Paley's quirky, boisterous characters and rich use of language have won her readers' hearts and secured her place as one of America's most accomplished short story writers. Her stories are united by her signature interweaving of personal and political truths, her extraordinary capacity for empathy and her pointed depiction of the small and large events that make up daily life.
Paley is as clever a mimic as Philip Roth, as cheerfully zany and aleatory in her vision of New York as Christina Stead, as serendipitous as Donald Bartheleme, but her unladylike gutsiness and friendliness are nonpareil * EDMUND WHITE, OBSERVER *
This is a collection full of energy and stunning, quiet innovation.. it spills over with contempt, raucous humour, sadness and generosity. In it, life and language are synonymous, and there is no higher praise. What a wonderful book * ALI SMITH, SCOTSMAN *
An understanding of loneliness, lust, selfishness and fatigue that is splendidly comic and unladylike * PHILIP ROTH *
Largely set within the same small close-knit community in New York's Lower East Side ... ultimately what's at stake for Paley is whether to believe in the comic possibility of continuance or the tragic inevitablity of ending. Grace Paley's is an exceptiona * KASIA BODDY, GUARDIAN *
This is a collection full of energy and stunning, quiet innovation.. it spills over with contempt, raucous humour, sadness and generosity. In it, life and language are synonymous, and there is no higher praise. What a wonderful book * ALI SMITH, SCOTSMAN *
An understanding of loneliness, lust, selfishness and fatigue that is splendidly comic and unladylike * PHILIP ROTH *
Largely set within the same small close-knit community in New York's Lower East Side ... ultimately what's at stake for Paley is whether to believe in the comic possibility of continuance or the tragic inevitablity of ending. Grace Paley's is an exceptiona * KASIA BODDY, GUARDIAN *
Born in the Bronx in 1922, Grace Paley was a renowned writer and activist. Her Collected Stories was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Her other collections include Enormous Changes at the Last Minute and Just As I Thought. She died in Vermont on August 22, 2007.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860494239 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860494234 |
| Title | The Collected Stories of Grace Paley |
| Author | Grace Paley |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1998-01-15 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1995 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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