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Ellen Gilchrist: Collected Stories

Ellen Gilchrist

With the publication of 1983's The Annunciation, Ellen Gilchrist established herself as a teller of charming, bittersweet tales of the modern South. Since then, her works of fiction - sixteen in all - have built up a solid base of dedicated fans.

With her uncanny insights into human character and the bittersweet complications of love, Ellen Gilchrist occupies a unique place in American fiction.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Back Bay Books
  • Publish Date: Dec 5th, 2001
  • Pages: 576
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.56in - 1.52in - 1.18lb
  • EAN: 9780316193658
  • Categories: Short Stories (single author)SouthernWomen

About the Author

Ellen Gilchrist is the critically acclaimed author of a number of novels and short story collections including Victory Over Japan, which won the National Book Award. She lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas. 

Praise for this book

"Gilchrist is one of the finest writers of a rare species: the happy story."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Every story is crisp, biting, and deceptively simple...Ellen Gilchrist deserves to be celebrated among the first rank of American writers."--Baltimore Sun