Mavis Gallant
By: Danielle Schaub.
Series: Twayne's world authors series ;; TWAS 871.; Canadian literature; Twayne's world authors series ;; TWAS 871.; Twayne's world authors series.
Publisher: Twayne Publishers; Prentice Hall International
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Gallant, Mavis -- Criticism and interpretation.; Women and literature -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
Description: In unsentimental prose and with sharp wit, Canadian-born Mavis Gallant portrays the isolation, fear, and detachment that afflict rootless North American and European expatriates. Gallant's challenging stories require her readers' active participation; unless they add their own building blocks, the stories will not stand.

Danielle Schaub discusses Gallant's disconcerting use of techniques and their impact on her work's thematics, reconciling the inherent tension governing the lives of Gallant's characters and the way she strains language and exploits narrative devices to translate it. Social, political, and historical issues treated in Gallant's work are discussed in relation to the techniques used, making it easier for readers to understand the largely European context of the stories.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-217) and index.