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Mavis Gallant

Mavis Gallant was born in Montreal and worked as a journalist at The Standard before moving to Europe to devote herself to writing fiction. After traveling extensively she settled in Paris, where she still resides. She was first published in The New Yorker in 1951. NYRB Classics publishes two collections of her stories: Varieties of Exile and Paris Stories.

The Cost of Living An original collection of stories—many originally published in The New Yorker—from a woman widely considered to be one of the most thrilling practitioners of the genre. Gallant's tales of exile and displacement are admired by Margaret Atwood, Deborah Eisenberg, Michael Ondaatje, Russell Banks, and others.

Varieties of Exile Mavis Gallant is the modern master of what Henry James called the international story, the fine-grained evocation of the qualms and quandaries of people who, whether from choice or necessity, have no place to call home. Price: $11.96 (20% off)

Paris Stories Mysterious, funny, insightful, and heartbreaking, these are tales of expatriates and exiles, wise children and straying saints. Together they compose a secret history, at once intimate and panoramic, of modern times. Price: $11.96 (20% off)