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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Inc
Publication date
March 1, 1987
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780394545110
ISBN-10
0394545117
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$16.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Twelve stories deal with writers, parents, art dealers, tenants, drifters and a manipulative older woman
Amazon.com description: Product Description: These twelve stories are set in Paris, Mavis Gallantâs adopted home, a city whose nuances she brings to life through a wide range of characters: squabbling writers, bewildered parents, scheming art dealers, beleaguered tenants, and feckless drifters. An artistâs widow proves more than a match for Sandor Speck, who hopes to make a name for himself with her late husbandâs paintings. Literary rivals Prism and Grippes, the protégés of a rich, misguided American patron, battle across the years. And in the Magdalena stories, a man is caught in the pull of loyalties between his beautiful first wife from a marriage of political conscience, and the woman he truly loves. Elegant, concise, finely textured, these stories never relax the tension between detachment and compassion, understanding and mystery, memory and truth. With remarkable intelligence and an unfailing eye for the telling detail, Gallant weaves stories of intricate simplicity and spare complexity.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Hardcover
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from Random House Inc (March 1, 1987)
9780394545110 | details & prices | List price $16.95
About: Twelve stories deal with writers, parents, art dealers, tenants, drifters and a manipulative older woman
About: Twelve stories deal with writers, parents, art dealers, tenants, drifters and a manipulative older woman
Paperback
Reprint edition from W W Norton & Co Inc (April 1, 1988)
9780393305463 | details & prices | List price $7.95
About: Twelve stories deal with writers, parents, art dealers, tenants, drifters and a manipulative older woman
About: Twelve stories deal with writers, parents, art dealers, tenants, drifters and a manipulative older woman
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