In 1994, Grace Paley collected all of her story books into a single volume. Her exuberant characters, her unmistakable and singular voice, her eccentric and radiantly biting temperament, as well as her use of language of uncommon richness, strengthened her position as one of the most accomplished writers in the United States. Joined. A contemporary classic. Paley remembers the great American short story writers, such as Carver or Edith Pearlman.