{"title":"Grace Paley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Paley\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a distinctive voice in general fiction, renowned for her sharp, empathetic short stories that illuminate everyday life. Her work captures the nuances of human relationships with humour, wit, and profound insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a rich portrait of urban life and social complexity in her stories, where ordinary moments reveal deeper truths. Paley’s writing is characterised by its accessible yet poetic style, making her collections essential for those who appreciate finely crafted literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-collected-stories-of-grace-paley-by-grace-paley-9780349010618","title":"The Collected Stories of Grace Paley","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFROM THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST, GRACE PALEY\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'Grace Paley's is exceptional' KASIA BODDY, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'Her unladylike gutsiness and friendliness are nonpareil' EDMUND WHITE, \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'They are stories full of the stories we all tell and live by, tall stories as well as short' SALMAN RUSHDIE\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere are all Grace Paley's classic stories in one volume. From her first book \u003ci\u003eThe Little Disturbances of Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1959) to \u003ci\u003eEnormous Changes at the Last Minute\u003c\/i\u003e (1974) and \u003ci\u003eLater the Same Day\u003c\/i\u003e (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 short story writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer stories are united by her signature interweaving of personal and political truths, her extraordinary capacity for empathy and her pointed depiction of the small and large events that make up daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46715851210988,"sku":"9780349010618","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6559703482312.jpg?v=1754414672"},{"product_id":"the-collected-stories-by-grace-paley-9780374622428","title":"The Collected Stories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Paley's classic collection of stories—\"funny, stylish, eccentric\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Collected Stories\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates Grace Paley's rich use of vernacular language and her extraordinary insight and compassion for her characters, moving from the hilarious to the tragic and back again in the blink of an eye. Her fiction is unwavering in its commitment to observational, honest attention, paid to the world and its people. Whether writing about the love and conflict between husbands and wives or the struggles of single mothers and passionately hopeful political organisers, Paley hears, unerringly, the rhythm of life as it is actually lived—and the emotions of all those trying to steady their hearts and minds to its inconsistent beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1994, this classic volume signals an important moment in the growth of American fiction, just as it establishes Grace Paley herself as an enduring, inimitable moral voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48127442452716,"sku":"9780374622428","price":53.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780374622428-the-collected-stories.jpg?v=1786003342"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/grace-paley.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}