2. After news of Gallant's death, I started re-reading one of her best books, the story collection "The Pegnitz Junction"
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@HeerJeet the paradox of her as chronicler of both exile & homebody comes from how she wrote as if she spoke to the ghosts of the continent.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet as a fan of hers it was frustrating how she seemed always unknown to readers--I chalk it up partly to sexism but also this.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet as a friend said, if a man publishes 3 stories in the NYer you know him--and she did 116. But she was also a singular writer. -
@alexanderchee@HeerJeet Interesting information and reflections on Gallant. Thanks to both of you.
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