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The Collected Stories of Grace Paley

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Regarded as one of the finest American short story writers and admired by George Saunders, Susan Sontag and Salman Rushdie, this volume presents Paley's collected works. Published as part of a beautifully designed series to mark the 40th anniversary of the Virago Modern Classi...

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Description

Product ID:9780349010618
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Series:Virago Modern Classics
Title:The Collected Stories of Grace Paley
Authors:Author: Grace Paley
Page Count:432
Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories, Short stories
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Regarded as one of the finest American short story writers and admired by George Saunders, Susan Sontag and Salman Rushdie, this volume presents Paley's collected works. Published as part of a beautifully designed series to mark the 40th anniversary of the Virago Modern Classics.

FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST, GRACE PALEY

''Grace Paley''s is exceptional'' KASIA BODDY, GUARDIAN

''Her unladylike gutsiness and friendliness are nonpareil'' EDMUND WHITE, OBSERVER

''They are stories full of the stories we all tell and live by, tall stories as well as short'' SALMAN RUSHDIE

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.


Imprint Name:Virago Press Ltd
Publisher Name:Little, Brown Book Group
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2018-05-03