Symphony Space and The National Book Foundation Celebrate Mavis Gallant

Russell Banks, Jhumpa Lahiri, Michael Ondaatje, and Edward Hirsch will celebrate and read from the work of Canadian-born short-story master Mavis Gallant at Symphony Space in New York City on November 1, 2006. The program is part of the Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story series. Ms. Gallant, who lives in Paris, is acclaimed for her mastery in short story writing that has influenced American writers for nearly fifty years. She has published more than 100 short stories in the New Yorker, the third-most in the magazine’s “storied” history. Gallant will make a rare New York appearance at the event. The event is co-presented by PEN and the National Book Foundation. For more information and tickets, visit www.symphonyspace.org.