{"product_id":"paris-stories-paperback","title":"Paris Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMavis Gallant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Ondaatje\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA NEW YORK REVIEW BOOKS ORIGINAL \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMavis Gallant is a contemporary legend, a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e for close to fifty years who has, in the words of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \"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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMavis Gallant was born in Montreal and worked as a journalist at the Montreal Standard before moving to Europe to devote herself to writing fiction. After traveling extensively she settled in Paris, where she still resides. She is the recipient of the 2002 Rea Award for the Short Story and the 2004 PEN\/Nabokov Award for lifetime achievement. New York Review Books Classics has published previous collections of Gallant's stories, \u003ci\u003eVarieties of Exile \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Cost of Living.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.02 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730471194687,"sku":"9781590170229","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/00f1f0da4a30c7d6c4df8ac7d917bb0c.webp?v=1765126001","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/paris-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}