Mavis Leslie de Trafford Gallant (née Young) was born one hundred years ago today. Her image doesn't feature on the cover of Montreal Stories (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2004), but it's easy to imagine that it's her standing before the mirror. Mavis Gallant was extremely photogenic. In later life, her image graced many covers, my favourite being Los cuentos (Barcelona: Lumen, 2009), Sergio Lledó's Spanish translation of The Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant.
The artist as a young woman.
Mavis Gallant is the greatest writer to emerge from Anglo-Montreal. She is our greatest short story writer.
In recognition of this day:
In recognition of this day:
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| The Pegnitz Junction Minneapolis: Graywolf, 1984 |
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| Home Truths Toronto: Macmillan, 1985 |
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| In Transit Toronto: Penguin Canada, 1989
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| The Collected Stories New York: Everyman's Library, 2016 |
