Grace Paley
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Grace Paley, née Goodside (December 11, 1922 – August 22, 2007) was an American short story author, poet, teacher, and political activist.
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Born | Grace Goodside (1922-12-11)December 11, 1922 New York City, US |
Died | August 22, 2007(2007-08-22) (aged 84) Thetford, Vermont, US |
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Education | Hunter College (no degree) The New School (no degree) |
Notable works | "Goodbye and Good Luck" "The Used-Boy Raisers" |
Notable awards | member, American Academy of Arts and Letters |
Spouse | Jess Paley Robert Nichols |
Children | 2 |
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Paley wrote three critically acclaimed collections of short stories, which were compiled in the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Collected Stories in 1994.[1][2] Her stories home in on the everyday conflicts and heartbreaks of city life, heavily informed by her childhood in the Bronx.[3]
Beyond her work as an author and university professor, Paley was a feminist and anti-war activist, describing herself as a "somewhat combative pacifist and cooperative anarchist."[1]