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This reissue of Grace Paley''s classic collectiona finalist for the National Book Awarddemonstrates 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.

The Collected Stories

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    A Paperback / softback by Grace Paley

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      Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/04/2007
      ISBN13: 9780374530280, 978-0374530280
      ISBN10: 0374530289
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This reissue of Grace Paley''s classic collectiona finalist for the National Book Awarddemonstrates 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.

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