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Critically acclaimed short story writer Grace Paley will visit Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg on Wednesday, February 26, as part of MWC’s Poetry/Fiction Series.
Ms. Paley will give a reading of her fiction at 7:30 p.m., in the Ann Carter Lee Hall Ballroom. There is no admission charge, and the public is invited to the event.
Ms. Paley, 62, daughter of Jewish-Russian immigrants and lifelong resident of New York, draws heavily on the city and its colorful and diverse residents as the source for her stories and the characters inhabiting them. Her writing output has not been as voluminous as the literary careers of some of her contemporaries. She attributes this to having devoted her early life to raising two children, who are now in their 30’s and forking hard for anti-war and feminist movements. It was only after 20 years as a housewife and typist that she turned to political activism and to writing short fiction.'
Her three books of short stories —The Little Disturbances of Man, Enormous Changes at the Last Minute, and, most recently, Later the Same Day total only 45 tales. Remarkably, this seemingly small number of works has produced enormous critical acclaim for Ms. Paley. In addition, The Little Disturbances of Man caused a largely unprecedented’ event in the publishing world, particularly for a collection of short stories. In 1968, less than 10 years after its initial publication by Doubleday, the book was republished in hard cover by a different
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