Paris Notebooks

History

Mavis Gallant

Europe

Hamish Hamilton Ltd.

The Other Paris (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Other ParisBY the time they decided what Carol would wear for her wedding (white with white ﬂowers), it was the end of the afternoon. Madame Germaine removed the sketch books, the scraps of net and satin, the stacks of Vogue; she had, already, a professional look of anxiety, as if it could not possibly come out well. One foresaw seams ripped Open, extra fittings, even Carol's tears.Odile Carol's friend, seemed disappointed. White isn't original, she said. If it were me, I would certainly not be married in all that rubbish of lace, like a First Com munion. She picked threads from her skirt fastidiously, as if to remove herself completely from Carol and her unoriginal plans.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Children's Books

Forgotten Books

Excerpt from The Other Paris BY the time they decided what Carol would wear for her wedding (white with white ﬂowers), it was the end of the afternoon. Madame Germaine removed the sketch books, the scraps of net and satin, the stacks of Vogue; she had, already, a professional look of anxiety, as if it could not possibly come out well. One foresaw seams ripped Open, extra fittings, even Carol's tears. Odile Carol's friend, seemed disappointed. White isn't original, she said. If it were me, I would certainly not be married in all that rubbish of lace, like a First Com munion. She picked threads from her skirt fastidiously, as if to remove herself completely from Carol and her unoriginal plans. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Set in Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War, the nine stories in this glittering collection reflect on the foibles and dilemmas of human relationships. An English family goes to the south of France for the sake of the fatherâ€™s health, and to get away from an England of rationing and poverty. A displaced person turned French soldier in Algeria now makes a living as an actor in Paris. A group of selfish English expatriates on the Italian Riviera are incredulous that Mussolini and the Germans may affect their lives. A great writerâ€™s quiet widow blossoms in widowhood, to the surprise and alarm of her children, who send a ten-year-old grandson to Switzerland to keep her company one Christmas. Full of wry humour and penetrating insights, this is Mavis Gallant at her most unforgettable. From the Trade Paperback edition.

From the Fifteenth District: A novella and eight short stories

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

Random House USA Inc

A collection of ten stories by the author of In Transit blends subtle nuances, an ironic eye for detail, and rich simplicity as she writes about the illusions that individuals create and destroy amid life's complexities. 10,000 first printing.

Across the Bridge

Contemporary

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Green water, green sky (Bloomsbury classics)

BLOOMSBURY

Arranged for the most part by decade, this collection of 52 stories were, with one exception, written for the "New Yorker" magazine.

Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant

TRAFALGAR SQUARE +

"Stories are not chapters of novels. They should not be read one after another, as if they were meant to follow along. Read one. Shut the book. Read something else. Come back later. Stories can wait" - Mavis Gallant. In 1950, "The New Yorker" accepted one of Mavis Gallant's short stories for publication and she has since become the one of the most accomplished and respected short story writers of her time. Gallant is an undisputed master whose peerless prose captures the range of human experience in her sweeping portraits set in Europe in the second half of the last century. An expatriate herself, her stories deal with exile, displacement, of love and of estranged emotions, but they are never conventional. This collection of fifty-two stories, written between 1953 and 1995, is timeless, to be savoured and re-read.

The Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant

Bloomsbury Paperbacks

Home Truths

A wonderful collection of biting stories by Mavis Gallant, one of the foremost Canadian short story writers of the 20th century.

Emblem Editions

Literary

MCCLELLAND STEWART

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Paris Notebooks

The Other Paris (Classic Reprint)

The Other Paris (Classic Reprint)

From the Fifteenth District: A novella and eight short stories

Across the Bridge

Green water, green sky (Bloomsbury classics)

Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant

The Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant

Home Truths

Across the Bridge