Knowing What Happens:
Interview with Mavis Gallant
By Jason DeYoung
Here’s a fascinating interview with the great Canadian ex-pat (she lives in Paris) short story writer Mavis Gallant. Gallant’s stories used to appear regularly in theNew Yorker; she was one of those blessed few (like her fellow Canadian Alice Munro) to be “on retainer.” This splendid addition to NC’s growing collection of interviews comes courtesy of Jason DeYoung—it was originally published inWriter’s Carousel, May/June, 2004. It’s a pleasure to be able to make it widely available.