Words At Large

Eleanor Wachtel in conversation with the internationally renowned writer Mavis Gallant

Posted by Kimberly Walsh on December 22 at 12:00 AM

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Mavis GallantAt 86, Mavis Gallant's mind is as quick and engaged as ever. Her memory, like her writing, boasts a remarkable precision, an attention to detail that goes back to her days as a journalist for the Montreal Standard.

Although she maintains her Canadian citizenship, Gallant has lived in Paris since the 1950s. Since then she has published more than 100 stories, most of which first appeared in the New Yorker magazine, where she continues to publish.

Eleanor Wachtel spoke to Mavis Gallant at the CBC’s Paris studio. Gallant discussed her unconventional life, dedicated as it is to writing.

First aired December 21, 2008 on Writers & Company. [runs 52:03]

Writers & Company airs on Thursdays at 11:00 p.m. (11:30 in Newfoundland) and on Sunday afternoons (times vary across the country). You can also listen to the show as a podcast.

(Photo credit: Alison Harris)

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