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    Michelle Latiolais: Widow

    Widow: Stories (Bellevue Literary Press) Michelle Latiolais wrote some of these stories before the death of her husband, some later. Her emotional register changed markedly after his death...

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    By Michael Silverblatt • Apr 7, 2011 • 29m Listen

    : Stories

    (Bellevue Literary Press)

    Michelle Latiolais wrote some of these stories before the death of her husband, some later. Her emotional register changed markedly after his death. We discuss the new and unpredictable sensitivity that she experienced and how this sensitivity has affected— and continues to affect—her work.

    Read an excerpt from Widow.

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