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The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous practitioners, as well as newly translated writers ready for rediscovery. The first volume spans 400 years, taking the reader from the sixteenth century to the 'golden age' of the fin de si?cle. Its pages are populated by lovers, phantoms, cardinals, labourers, enchanted statues, gentleman burglars, retired bureaucrats, panthers and parrots, in a cacophony of styles and voices. From the affairs of Madame de Lafayette to the polemic realism of Victor Hugo, the supernatural mystery of Guy de Maupassant to the dark sensuality of Rachilde, this is the place to start for lovers of French literature, new and old.
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Penguin Classics - 1: The Penguin Book of French Short Stories, Patrick McGuinness, David Bellos, Siân Reynolds, Christine Donougher, Ros Schwartz
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- Released
- 2024
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Penguin Classics - 1: The Penguin Book of French Short Stories
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 512
- ISBN10
- 0241462002
- ISBN13
- 9780241462003
- Series
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous practitioners, as well as newly translated writers ready for rediscovery. The first volume spans 400 years, taking the reader from the sixteenth century to the 'golden age' of the fin de si?cle. Its pages are populated by lovers, phantoms, cardinals, labourers, enchanted statues, gentleman burglars, retired bureaucrats, panthers and parrots, in a cacophony of styles and voices. From the affairs of Madame de Lafayette to the polemic realism of Victor Hugo, the supernatural mystery of Guy de Maupassant to the dark sensuality of Rachilde, this is the place to start for lovers of French literature, new and old.