A Conversation with My Father | Essays and Criticism

  • Relationship Between Life and Fiction

    Korb has a master's degree in English literature and creative writing and has written for a wide variety of educational publishers. In the following overview of Paley's "A Conversation with My Father," she focuses on the relationship between life and fiction in the story.

  • A Different Responsibility Form and Technique in G Paley's A Conversation with My Father

    In the following essay, Humy discusses the disagreement between the narrator and her father about what a story should be, and how this disagreement relates to their differing views of freedom and predetermination.

  • Mrs Hegel-Shtein's Tears

    In the following excerpt, DeKoven examines the reconciliation of postmodern form with traditional subjects in Paley's works, particularly in ''A Conversation with My Father" and "Faith in the Afternoon."

  • Storytelling and Feminism

    Lidoff was an American educator and critic who wrote extensively on women writers. The interview excerpted below is a composite of private conversations and classroom discussions held while Paley visited the University of Texas in 1981. In the excerpted portion of the interview, Paley discusses storytelling, "A Conversation with My Father," and her feelings regarding feminism.