description: Earlier cover for ISBN 9781860495212At long last, here are all of Grace Paley's classic stories collected in one volume. From her first book, The Little Disturbances of Man, published in 1959, to Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1974) and Later the Same Day (1985), Grace Paley's quirky, boisterous characters and rich use of language have won her readers' hearts and secured her place as one of America's most accomplished writers. Grace Paley's stories are united by her signature interweaving of personal and political truths, by her extraordinary capacity for empathy, and by her pointed, funny depiction a the small and large events that make up city life. As her work progresses, we encounter many of the same characters and revisit the same sites, bearing witness to a community as it develops and matures, becoming part ourselves of a dense and vital world that is singular yet achingly familiar.
language: English
title: The Collected Stories
titlecomplete: The Collected Stories
genres: Classics, American, Short Stories, The United States Of America, Short Story Collection, 20th Century, Literature, Contemporary, Fiction, Womens
ratings_count: 3211
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Ambassador Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Virago