Legendary writer Mavis Gallant dead at age 91

February 18, 2014 22:39

Montrealgazette reports: Mavis Gallant, the Montreal-born writer who carved out an international reputation as a master short-story author while living in Paris for much of her life, has died at age 91, her publisher says.

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