Victory over Japan | Assessment of the Colloquial Style of Narration
In the following excerpt, the author assesses the colloquial style of Gilchrist’s story, suggesting that her narrative form is appropriate for the characters and themes in the stories.
Ellen Gilchrist’s stories are charming and funny, instantly engaging, deceptively simple. With the appearance last fall of her second collection [Victory Over Japan] it has become clear that her voice is unique. Another woman, you say, to compete with Bobbie Ann Mason, Alice Adams, Ann Beattie, Alice Munro, Ella Leffland, and (name your favorite) all the rest? Amazingly, yes. And another Southerner besides. Gilchrist now lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas, but her stories range from Indiana and Kentucky on down through Memphis and Jackson to New Orleans, taking side trips to...
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