Grace Paley (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Grace Paley (PAY-lee) is among the preeminent American writers of short fiction. She was born in New York City on December 11, 1922, the daughter of Russian immigrants Isaac Goodside (a physician) and Manya Ridnyik. With a mix of English, Russian, and Yiddish dominating her domestic conversation and the streets of the Bronx serving as her childhood playground, it is no surprise that Paley’s fiction is rich with ethnic accents and is urban to the core. She herself has said that “in the end, the greatest influence you have is the language of your childhood and the social life of that...
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