Mavis Gallant Collected Stories Dune Illumisaurus and Illuminoceans

Illumisaurus and Illuminoceans

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it could hardly have been more exotic or state-of-the-art: a tail-less fighter to be powered by two afterburning jet engines

Mavis Gallant Collected Stories Dune Illumisaurus and IlluminoceansThis generous collection of fifty two stories selected from across her prolific career by the author, is preceded by a preface in which she discusses the sources of her art. With irony and an unfailing eye for the telling detail, Gallant weaves stories of spare complexity, often pushing the boundaries of the form in boldly unconventional directions. The settings in the COLLECTED STORIES range from Paris to Berlin to Switzerland, from the Riviera to