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From the fifteenth district : a novella and eight short stories / Mavis Gallant.

by Gallant, Mavis.

Macmillan of Canada, 1986, c1979.

Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.

Miscommunication -- Fiction.

Canada reads ; 2008.

0771592507 0771595468

9780771032936 (2001 M&S Emblem trade pbk.)

9780771032936 (2001 M&S Emblem trade pbk.)

1 v. (various pagings).

"All of the stories in this book originally appeared in 'The New Yorker'"--T.p. verso 2001 Emblem ed.

"Canada Reads 2008 selection/CBC Radio One"--Cover Emblem ed.

The four seasons -- The Moslem wife -- The remission -- The latehomecomer -- Baum, Gabriel, 1935-( )-- From the fifteenth district -- Potter -- His mother -- Irina.

"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 father’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 writer’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."--Back cover Emblem ed.

Short stories, Canadian.

Canadian fiction.

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