Reading Mavis Gallant

by Janice Kulyk Keefer

Book Overview

This book examines the nature and scope of the work of Mavis Gallant, the noted Canadian short story writer and novelist, who delights readers with the elegance and authority of her prose while disconcerting them with the sharp edge of her vision. Examining her fiction, journalism, and work in the theatre, Keefer explores her preoccupation with "the prison of childhood," and the constricted world of women, as well as her continual concern with the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195406877
• ISBN13: 9780195406870
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.3"