The Pegnitz Junction

A Novella and Five Short Stories

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Literary
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Author: Mavis Gallant ISBN: 9781497685109
Publisher: Open Road Media Publication: December 16, 2014
Imprint: Open Road Media Language: English
Author: Mavis Gallant
ISBN: 9781497685109
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication: December 16, 2014
Imprint: Open Road Media
Language: English

A devastating collection exploring the wake of mankind’s greatest conflict

World War II exerted a psychic toll on Europe that is still evident today. *The Pegnitz Junction *is Mavis Gallant’s look at how Europe handles that collective pain. In the title novella of this sharply written collection, a girl rides the train with her boyfriend and his son in postwar Europe. Onboard, she encounters all manner of personalities, each person burdened by the weight of what he or she has just experienced, openly bleeding from the emotional wounds of a terrifying global conflict.

A wife must come to terms with her husband’s mistakes and find reconciliation in herself as she meets the refugee he had an affair with. A soldier must reintegrate himself into civilian life, no matter how difficult it is. An unlikely friendship between an actress and a police commissioner begins to form. No matter where or when Gallant’s stories are set, each one is a small enchantment, anchored by the insights of a master of her craft.

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A devastating collection exploring the wake of mankind’s greatest conflict

World War II exerted a psychic toll on Europe that is still evident today. *The Pegnitz Junction *is Mavis Gallant’s look at how Europe handles that collective pain. In the title novella of this sharply written collection, a girl rides the train with her boyfriend and his son in postwar Europe. Onboard, she encounters all manner of personalities, each person burdened by the weight of what he or she has just experienced, openly bleeding from the emotional wounds of a terrifying global conflict.

A wife must come to terms with her husband’s mistakes and find reconciliation in herself as she meets the refugee he had an affair with. A soldier must reintegrate himself into civilian life, no matter how difficult it is. An unlikely friendship between an actress and a police commissioner begins to form. No matter where or when Gallant’s stories are set, each one is a small enchantment, anchored by the insights of a master of her craft.

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