The first five stories are tight and efficient, the back five expand a little, all are top notch except maybe the last, which seems to kind of plunge into a completely other aesthetic region. With Paley’s first story collection (1959) she comes right out of the (metaphorical) box with great writing and quirky (that’s a compliment) stories. My review at Guernica is here:One of the best story collections ever written. In lucid prose Paley fully renders an eclectic mix of immigrant and second-generation voices across these ten lively stories, which portray the hardships and joys of daily life in the city with wit and insight. The title itself, THE LITTLE DISTURBANCES OF MAN, might even indicate that man is not quite so important as he'd like to think. My review is under "The Collected Stories - Grace Paley," of which this is the first part.A friend sent me an article about Grace Paley written by George Saunders at the New Yorker magazine. ""Under the narrow sky of God's great wisdom, she wore a strawberry-blonde wig. Indeed, that subtitle again: note that "women" come first. she writes good sentences but my overall reaction was: Beautiful short stories that may be some of the most notable of Paleys. This wasn’t right. One of her sentences is worth an entire tale from a lesser craftswoman, the most important thing being the way she tells her stories--her distinctive voice and its sardonic, sincere look at the lives of early twentieth century Jewish New Yorkers. Indeed, that subtitle again: note that "women" come first. In one of the most highly anticipated young adult books of 2020, debut author Aiden Thomas creates a magical world of Latinx-inspired magic that si...With a sure and humorous touch, Grace Paley explores the "little disturbances" that lie behind our everyday lives. This book outlines the sexually charged life we lead as human beings and how that can be complicated by communication, distance, closeness, and much more. Start by marking “The Little Disturbances of Man” as Want to Read: The title itself, THE LITTLE DISTURBANCES OF MAN, might even indicate that man is not quite so important as he'd like to think. Yes, I am saying that these stories are on a par with Bellow. Here's a self-critical comment cleverly embedded in the collection's last story: Less political than her second collection and maybe therefore not as charged or textured? $3.00. This is very helpful and I suppose its because her stories all take place in New York City. She is like that fun old lady that is your aunt - a little too cute at times and always sneaking up with a funny, inappropriate innuendo. Published
Earlier this month I came across Grace Paley’s The Little Disturbances of Man on the clearance rack at Half Price Books. Her stories are disturbing, surprising without being gimmicky and very funny. I ran into Paley at the MLA conference a couple of years ago before she passed away and we exchanged glances and smiles--a diminutive woman with a warm and slightly sad expression. "Paley is a genius at capturing the discombobulated syntax of the great unwashed, circa New York City-Mid 20th Century.chosen for pool reading from a friend's give away pile, I plowed through this collection of stories. Grace Paley was an American short story writer, poet, and political activist whose work won a number of awards.“I unknot his tie and offer him a cold sandwich. Her stories about interactions between men and women help me stay grounded, not as if I am hurtling through the air at 35,000 feet. At two bucks, I knew this was a book to buy—I’d heard Paley’s name mentioned perhaps a dozen times in and around the Bennington campus—but that was all I knew of Paley. “Everyone’s sons are like that, first grouchy, then gone.” In one story a woman has sex with an old flame and then tells him shThis is a series of short stories, mostly center on a married Jewish woman living in an apartment in the Bronx in the late 40s/early 50s. A man will be any color he chooses or translucent too, if the shape and hue of intestines can be made fashionable.” Or "He turned away, frowning, thinking.
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