A selection of non-fiction writings composed of essays and reviews written between 1968 and 1985. Beginning with an account of Mavis Gallant's impressions of the student uprising in May 1968, the book presents a whole range of subjects portraying French society, as well as essays ranging from architecture to literary style plus an article on French writer Marguerite Yourcenar. Mavis Gallant is a Canadian writer living in Paris and is the author of ten books, including "Home Truths" and "Overhead in a Balloon".
- ISBN10 0394569334
- ISBN13 9780394569338
- Publish Date 1 March 1988 (first published 14 January 1988)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Random House (NY)
- Format Hardcover
- Language English