tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post1200609286316320259..comments2024-03-28T00:47:44.556+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: “Irina”. - A Short Story by Mavis Gallant. First published in The New Yorker December 2, 1974Mel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-15008930946760136952019-01-25T08:49:19.449+08:002019-01-25T08:49:19.449+08:00One of the things that I love about her stories is...One of the things that I love about her stories is the sense that every character in them could have their own story written about them. It's as though those untold and unwritten stories are hovering in the background somewhere, making the part we're reading that much more vibrant and complete. With this one, I also wondered, what good would I have done as a child guest sent to assist an older grandparent: very little, I think! :)<br /><br />So happy to have you reading along, Mel. And don't worry about behind "behind". The posts will wait. (Anyway, I think the stories remaining for you are much shorter, that "Irina" was the last long one in this set.) Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.com