description: The stories of Mary Gordon return us to the pleasure of this writer's craft and to her monumental talent as an observer of character and of the ever-fading American Dream. These pieces encompass the pre- and postwar Irish American family life she circles in the early Temporary Shelter series, as well as a wealth of new fiction that brings her contemporary characters into middle age; it is their turn to face bodily decline, mortality, and the more complex anxieties of modern life. With their powerful insights into how we make do, both socially and privately, these stories are a treasure of American fiction.
language: French
title: Le mari de la traductrice
titlecomplete: Le mari de la traductrice
genres: Fiction, Short Stories
ratings_count: 162
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: O. Henry Award
category: 'City Life', awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: The Story Prize
publisher: Table Ronde