(verb) to invoke evil on; curse / (verb) to utter…
Paris Stories
by
Mavis Gallant
Nov. 27, 2025 - Nov. 30, 2025
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Gallant, M. (2002). Paris Stories. NYRB.
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imprecate »
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protean »
(adjective) of or resembling Proteus in having a …
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[...] At that time, at home, I was steadily filli…
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[...] If Theo had been attracted by her “physical…
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The night of Utopia had alarmed her, and Grippes …
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Grippes felt humbled suddenly. Political passion …
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Flor's crisis had passed. The sharp-muzzled anima…
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Introduction
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The Latehomecomer
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In Transit
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The Moslem Wife
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Speck's Idea
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Baum, Gabriel, 1935–( )
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The Remission
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Grippes and Poches
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Forain
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August
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Mlle. Dias de Corta
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In Plain Sight
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Scarves, Beads, Sandals
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