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Paley, Grace
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Collected Stories e-bog
109,44 DKK
This reissue of Grace Paley's classic collection-a finalist for the National Book Award-demonstrates her rich use of language as well as her extraordinary insight into and compassion for her characters, moving from the hilarious to the tragic and back again. Whether writing about the love (and conflict) between parents and children or between husband and wife, or about the struggles of aging sing…
This reissue of Grace Paley's classic collection-a finalist for the National Book Award-demonstrates her rich use of language as well as her extraordinary insight into and compassion for her characters, moving from the hilarious to the tragic and back again. Whether writing about the love (and conflict) between parents and children or between husband and wife, or about the struggles of aging single mothers or disheartened political organizers to make sense of the world, she brings the same unerring ear for the rhythm of life as it is actually lived.The Collected Stories is a 1994 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.
E-bog
109,44 DKK
Forlag
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Udgivet
07.10.2014
Længde
386 sider
Genrer
Short stories
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781466884014
This reissue of Grace Paley's classic collection-a finalist for the National Book Award-demonstrates her rich use of language as well as her extraordinary insight into and compassion for her characters, moving from the hilarious to the tragic and back again. Whether writing about the love (and conflict) between parents and children or between husband and wife, or about the struggles of aging single mothers or disheartened political organizers to make sense of the world, she brings the same unerring ear for the rhythm of life as it is actually lived.The Collected Stories is a 1994 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.