Paris Stories (New York Review Books Classics)
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Paris Stories (New York Review Books Classics)
by Authors:
Mavis Gallant , Michael Ondaatje
Released: November, 2002
ISBN: 1590170229
Paperback
Sales Rank: 19,962
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Customer Review #1:
A master class in short story writing
I read this book based on an excellent review of it (a good primer for Mavis Gallant newbies, btw) in the April (or May?) Harpers (a great store room for hidden gems.) I had never heard of Ms. Galant before I read the review and her book, but after reading Paris Stories, all I gotta say is, Where the hell have I been since shes been writing for the past 30+ years? Actually Im only 30, but still. Her writing is magical on so many levels that Ill only mention a couple of them: the consistency and the sublime richness of her prose - its like really rich fudge, a phrase or two of one of the 15+ stories is often enough for one sitting; the hauntingly subtle rendering of European life; the authority and command of her voice - there is no doubt in my mind that Mavis Gallant was put on this earth to write fiction as her job, and she writes like she knows it. I love that.2 recommendations: read Michael Ondaajtes intro (in it he mentions that he knows other writers who intentionally refrain from reading Mavis Gallant when they are writing themselves, so they dont lose confidence in themselves); read the afterward, written by the auther herself (in it she makes the wise suggestion to the reader NOT read the stories in the book back to back, but to take ones time and savor every morsal - I concur. Read this book very slowly pausing to read other stuff perhaps - you dont want to miss a word, its that good.)
Lovers of sublime artwork in literature, read Mavis Gallant. I guarantee you will not be disappointed. I cant wait for Volume 2 to come out this fall!
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